Juul CEO Hitting the Reset Button on Vaping’s Battered Image
Bloomberg News: Trust might not be a word commonly associated with one of the most controversial companies in America. Still, it’s a word used often by K.C. Crosthwaite, chief executive officer of embattled e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc.
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Michigan House of Representatives Regulatory Reform Committee
Michigan.gov: Tylise Black, PAVe Parent Advocate, she testified before the Michigan House of Representatives Regulatory Reform Committee on June 23, 2020. Testimony starts at 1:08:08.
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Alderman O'Shea proposes citywide flavored tobacco ban
Watch Video: Alderman Matt O'Shea (19th) discusses his proposal to eliminate flavored tobacco sales in Chicago.
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Missoula City Council mulling citywide ban on all flavored tobacco
Missoula Current: Saying they’ve lost decades of tobacco prevention efforts to a resurgence of vaping products laced with “kid friendly” flavors, health officials from across Missoula on Wednesday urged members of the City Council to ban the sale of flavored tobacco.
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Because Black lives matter, ban flavored tobacco sales in Chicago
Chicago Sun Times: Big Tobacco has targeted African Americans with flavored tobacco for five decades. Newport, for instance, has put advertisements, free samples and coupons for menthol-flavored products in Black neighborhoods. Menthol cigarettes — now the main product used by Black smokers — are especially addictive and hard to quit.
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Juul wants to hook kids on nicotine.
The Sacramento Bee: SB 793 will now go to the Assembly Health Committee chaired by Jim Wood, an opponent of Big Tobacco. That’s great news for California’s kids.
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State health department proposes ban on selling flavored e-cigs in Montana
Missoula Current: The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services on Tuesday issued a proposed rule that would end the sale of flavored e-cigarettes to youth.
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Flavored vaping product ban proposed by Montana officials
AP News: Montana’s health department is proposing a permanent ban on the sale of flavored vaping products in response to increasing youth e-cigarette use, the agency said Tuesday.
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announces lawsuits against major vaping companies
AZcentral.com: Citing an epidemic of vaping among Arizona youths, Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Tuesday said the state is suing two major vaping companies — JUUL Labs Inc. and Eonsmoke — for consumer fraud.
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Vaping leaves teens more vulnerable to COVID-19 complications, AG Moody warns
WFLA: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has a warning for parents: Teenagers who vape may be exacerbating the COVID-19 crisis and could be more vulnerable to increased risk of complications.
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Juul Sued by Former Manager Over Nondisclosure Agreements
Bloomberg Law: Plaintiff Marcie Hamilton alleges the confidentiality requirements harm the company’s current and former employees, the public, and the state of California by preventing employees from cooperating with investigations and suits against Juul.
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Juul seeks to dismiss or pause hundreds of vaping epidemic lawsuits
Reuters: Juul Labs Inc has asked a federal judge to dismiss or pause hundreds of lawsuits alleging the e-cigarette manufacturer fueled a youth vaping epidemic, saying the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decisions on how it markets its products deserve deference.
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Juul-Type E-Cigarettes May Be Especially Addictive for Teens: Study
U.S. News & World Report: Talk to a teacher if you want an idea of how addicted teenagers can become using Juul and other pod-based e-cigarettes…
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Protect your kids’ lungs during COVID-19: Keep them off tobacco and vape
Missoulian: It should come as no surprise that the same processes that cause these tobacco- and nicotine-related health problems would weaken the body’s defenses against COVID-19.
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A few months of vaping puts healthy people on the brink of oral disease
Ohio State News: The collection of oral bacteria in daily e-cigarette users’ mouths is teeming with potent infection-causing organisms that put vapers at substantial risk for ailments ranging from gum disease to cancer, researchers found.
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Smoking, Vaping Worsens Effects of COVID-19
WDET: “We are appropriately focused on this COVID-19 pandemic but we can not forget about the risks to health that were in existence before COVID-19. There is growing consensus among health experts that smoking and vaping can worsen these effects”
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It’s never too early to talk to children about vaping
El Paso Times: While the world is currently focused on the global public health crisis being caused by the coronavirus, just over a year ago we were facing a different lung concern: e-cigarette and Vaping Related Lung Injury. This disease, though very different from COVID-19, did show the lungs vulnerability to vaping devices.
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Juul CEO Lays Out Plans for ‘Sustainable Path’ to Steady Firm
Bloomberg: Juul Labs Inc. will lay off a third of its workforce, exit several countries and relocate its headquarters in an effort to set the e-cigarette giant on “a sustainable path” after declining sales and a regulatory crackdown forced the company to rethink its strategy
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Can Vaping Put Teenagers at Greater Risk of Getting Seriously Ill With Coronavirus?
Education Week: The rapid rise of e-cigarette use among middle and high school students was already a major concern to schools before the pandemic, and now some medical experts—including the American Lung Association—are warning that smoking e-cigarettes could increase the likelihood of developing more serious complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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The Risks of Vaping: A Look at Safety
NIH: You’ve probably heard a lot about vaping lately. You might also know about the recent outbreak of lung injuries and deaths linked to vaping in the U.S. But those aren’t the only risks that come with vaping. Here’s what you need to know.
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