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