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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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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