22nd Century Group launches VLN cigarettes in California stores

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:03:09 -0400

22nd Century Group Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII) announced the launch of its Pinnacle VLN reduced-nicotine cigarettes in approximately 60 California retail stores. The tobacco products company said this marks the brand's first retail presence in California.

The California trial follows 22nd Century's broader rollout strategy for its VLN combustible cigarette products. The company described the launch as an initial retail trial designed to establish market presence, build consumer awareness, and evaluate performance for potential expansion to more than 2,000 additional outlets.

Chief Executive Officer Larry Firestone said the California launch represents entry into a major new state where VLN products did not previously

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Launches Pinnacle VLN® Trial in California, Opening Another Major New State for Reduced-Nicotine Cigarettes

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Initial 60-Store California Entry Extends XXII’s Reduced-Nicotine Rollout Into One of the Nation’s Largest and Most Influential Tobacco Markets, With a Pathway to Broader Expansion

MOCKSVILLE, N.C., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco products company focused on reducing the harms of smoking through nicotine reduction, today announced the expansion of Pinnacle VLN^® into the state of California through an initial approximately 60-store retail trial, establishing the brand’s first retail presence in the state and opening another strategically important market for the Company’s FDA-authorized reduced-nicotine cigarette platform.

The

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Launches Pinnacle VLN® Trial in California, Opening Another Major New State for Reduced-Nicotine Cigarettes

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400

Initial 60-Store California Entry Extends XXII’s Reduced-Nicotine Rollout Into One of the Nation’s Largest and Most Influential Tobacco Markets, With a Pathway to Broader Expansion

The

22nd Century Group launches Pinnacle Pure cigarettes at major retailers

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:02:18 -0400

22nd Century Group Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII) announced the launch of Pinnacle Pure, a tobacco and water style combustible cigarette, expanding its Pinnacle branded product portfolio. The company stated the product is expected to be sold through multiple top national retailers in the United States and over 2,000 locations.

The launch is planned for the second quarter of 2026, according to the company's press release. Pinnacle Pure will be introduced alongside the previously announced Pinnacle VLN expansion into 150 stores in metro New York and northern New Jersey on a similar timeline.

The new product joins 22nd Century's existing Pinnacle portfolio, which includes

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Expands High-Margin Pinnacle Platform With Launch of Pinnacle Pure at Major U.S. Retailers

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

New Product Introduction Broadens XXII’s Fast-Scaling Pinnacle Brand Reinforcing Brand Power, Opening New Retail Doors, and Strengthening the Company’s Revenue and Margin Expansion Story 

MOCKSVILLE, N.C., May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco products company focused on reducing the harms of smoking through nicotine reduction, today announced the launch of Pinnacle Pure, a new tobacco and water style combustible cigarette, further expanding the Company’s growing family of Pinnacle branded products, expected to be sold through multiple top national retailers in the United States and over 2,000 locations. 

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Expands High-Margin Pinnacle Platform With Launch of Pinnacle Pure at Major U.S. Retailers

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

New Product Introduction Broadens XXII’s Fast-Scaling Pinnacle Brand Reinforcing Brand Power, Opening New Retail Doors, and Strengthening the Company’s Revenue and Margin Expansion Story 

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Expands High-Margin Pinnacle Platform With Launch of Pinnacle Pure at Major U.S. Retailers

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

New Product Introduction Broadens XXII’s Fast-Scaling Pinnacle Brand Reinforcing Brand Power, Opening New Retail Doors, and Strengthening the Company’s Revenue and Margin Expansion Story 

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Expands High-Margin Pinnacle Platform With Launch of Pinnacle Pure at Major U.S. Retailers

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

New Product Introduction Broadens XXII’s Fast-Scaling Pinnacle Brand Reinforcing Brand Power, Opening New Retail Doors, and Strengthening the Company’s Revenue and Margin Expansion Story 

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Ignites Major VLN® Retail Expansion in Metro New York and Northern New Jersey Under Pinnacle Brand

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:37:00 -0400

VLN® Product Launch in Over 150 New High-Visibility Store Locations Positions XXII to Introduce VLN® to New Consumers and Potentially Capture a Large Adult-Smoker Market, Accelerate High-Margin Revenue

MOCKSVILLE, N.C., May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco products company focused on reducing the harms of smoking through nicotine reduction, today announced that shipments are expected to commence of its Pinnacle VLN® cigarette brand for sale through one of the nation’s largest purveyors of cigarettes in the US, with distribution expanding to almost 150 stores concentrated in the metro New York area and northern New Jersey.