Juul to Cut More Than Half of Its Workforce
Wall Street Journal: E-cigarette pioneer aims to shrink 2,200-person staff down to about 1,000 as part of broader retreat.
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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues vape company Juul
Seattle Times: Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against vaping giant Juul Labs, saying the nation’s largest e-cigarette company targets underage consumers.
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E-cigarette companies use COVID-19 to sell nicotine, study finds
Stanford Medicine: The e-cigarette industry has been exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage sales of vaping products, according to a new study from Stanford Medicine researchers.
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Tobacco industry could ask California voters to overturn ban on flavored tobacco sales
Los Angeles Times: California voters could be asked to overturn a new law banning the sale of flavored tobacco after opponents notified the state Monday of plans to seek a referendum on the measure.
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Goodbye ‘banana smash’ cigarillos: Governor quickly signs bill to ban flavored tobacco
Cal Matters: Cotton candy vape, tropical fusion cigarillos and menthol cigarettes will be extinct in California after a bill aimed at stopping kids from getting addicted to tobacco sailed through the Legislature today— and the governor almost immediately signed it.
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Following Alarming Reports on COVID-19 Risks from Vaping/Smoking, Baldwin and Colleagues Call for Action from Trump Administration
Senate.gov: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), is calling on the Trump administration to take action following troubling reports on the potential increased risk that vaping poses for COVID-19 infection.
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Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19
Science Direct: First study shows true link between vaping and Covid-19. The Stanford led study just published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that vaping is linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults. The research found that young people tested for the virus and who vaped, were five to seven times more likely to be infected than those who did not use e-cigarettes.
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Millions of School Children Are Vaping—and It Could Be Putting Them at Risk of COVID-19
Newsweek: Vaping and smoking could raise a young person's risk of developing COVID-19 according to researchers who found 13-24-year-olds who used such products were five to seven times more likely to have the condition caused by the coronavirus.
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Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market amid Covid pandemic. Here's why
CNN: In a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration, lawmakers are urging the agency to temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
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Chairman Krishnamoorthi Renews Demand For FDA To Clear The Market Of E-Cigarettes Following Study Finding Young Vapers Are 5 Times More Likely To Catch Coronavirus Than Peers
House.gov: In response to a new study on adolescent vaping, led by Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University and published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, finding that e-cigarette users are five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-vapers, Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, calling on the FDA to clear the market of e-cigarettes for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Many Nicotine Users Look To Quit. But The Stressful Times Can Make That Hard To Do.
Colorado Public Radio: The rise of coronavirus in Colorado and around the U.S. has at least some people who vape or smoke reconsidering that habit, while others report feeling the need to do it even more. Public health experts say it’s a good time to quit smoking and vaping.
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH #SB793
Youtube: Powerful statement by @LoveLUVlife: "123 Lives a day ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Inspired by leaders like @KarenBassTweets to speak out on big tobacco's menthol killing 123 Black Lives every day.
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Editorial: No more excuses. Ban flavored tobacco products
L.A. Times: Few bills that pass through Sacramento have as much potential to save lives as SB 793, which would ban flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and vaping liquid, from being sold in stores in California.
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Ban flavored e-cigarettes to protect youth
Missoulian: Habit and routine formulate a teenage version of "normal."Often those habits can be influenced by malevolent forces such as nicotine. In fact, 58% of high schoolers in Montana admit to having once used a vaping device.
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Juul Files Key FDA Application to Keep Selling E-Cigarettes
Bloomberg.com: Juul Labs Inc. has filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to continue selling its e-cigarettes in the U.S., the company announced Thursday, a highly anticipated milestone that will determine the fate of the once-highflying company.
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Juul Quietly Revamped its E-Cigarette, Risking the FDA's Rebuke
Bloomberg.com: Unauthorized changes to the world's best-selling e-cigarette could land the company in real trouble.
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1 in 3 Young Adults May Face Severe COVID-19, UCSF Study Shows
UC San Francisco: As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals indicates that youth may not shield people from serious disease.
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Weiser files suit against JUUL for marketing to youth
Colorado Politics: JUUL Labs Inc. violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act through its marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, and was responsible for creating the teen smoking epidemic in the state, according to allegations in a lawsuit introduced on Tuesday.
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San Francisco-based Juul accused of recruiting public health researchers to endorse vaping, report says
ABC7 News: San Francisco-based Juul has been heavily criticized and sued in several states for its harmful, targeted advertising towards teens before, but a new report says the company may have even got a step further.
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Colorado attorney general sues Juul, claims vape company marketed to kids and downplayed health risks
The Colorado Sun: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has been investigating Juul for about a year. His office worked with state health officials and a Denver-area school district on the probe.
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