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.
Read MoreBloomberg.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.
Read MoreBloomberg.com: Unauthorized changes to the world's best-selling e-cigarette could land the company in real trouble.
Read MoreUC 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.
Read MoreColorado 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.
Read MoreABC7 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreBloomberg 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.
Read MoreMichigan.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.
Read MoreWatch Video: Alderman Matt O'Shea (19th) discusses his proposal to eliminate flavored tobacco sales in Chicago.
Read MoreMissoula 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.
Read MoreChicago 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreMissoula 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.
Read MoreAP 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.
Read MoreAZcentral.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.
Read MoreWFLA: 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.
Read MoreBloomberg 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.
Read MoreReuters: 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.
Read MoreU.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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