22nd Century Group Expands Pinnacle Brand Into 13 Newly Authorized States, Adding an Expected 360 Stores Nationwide for Pinnacle VLN® and Pinnacle Pure
Globe Newswire•28/10/2026•16:36 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤13 newly authorized states add 360 expected Pinnacle retail stores nationwide
- ➤Pinnacle retail locations expected to increase by nearly 30%
- ➤Pinnacle VLN and Pinnacle Pure shipments begin arriving in Q1 2027
- ➤Pinnacle expansion targets current retail partners and responds to accelerating consumer demand
Expert Statements
Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group
“Each new state authorization is critical in responding to consumer demand we are seeing with our Pinnacle branded products.”
Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group
“These authorizations put our low nicotine and more recently tobacco-and-water brands in front of more adult smokers in the form factors and taste profiles they prefer in the markets where they shop.”
Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group
“This deepens our relationships with the retail partners already reordering our products and will open new doors in new markets for our Pinnacle branded products.”
Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group
“This is our distribution expansion playbook working exactly as planned.”
Distribution Expansion at Current Retail Partners Deepens Pinnacle’s Footprint as Consumer Demand Accelerates
Planned Expansion Increases Number of Pinnacle Retail Locations by Nearly 30%
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