Abstract
Cabinet has approved in principle the sale of oral tobacco products (e.g. snus) and oral nicotine products (e.g. pouches) in Aotearoa New Zealand. These products could potentially help people to stop smoking by providing a source of nicotine that is likely to be less physically harmful than cigarettes. However, evidence regarding these products’ efficacy as smoking cessation aids is limited, especially when compared with the quality of evidence supporting the use and efficacy of Medsafe-approved nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), which is already widely available.