NEWS ABOUT VAPING
News from around the country about the dangers of e-cigarettes, the youth vaping epidemic and nicotine addiction, and the fight to keep JUUL and its copycats away away from kids.
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NEWS ABOUT VAPING
News from around the country about the dangers of e-cigarettes, the youth vaping epidemic and nicotine addiction, and the fight to keep JUUL and its copycats away away from kids.
Office of the New York State Attorney General: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against 13 major e-cigarette, or “vape,” manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their role in fueling the youth vaping epidemic.
New York Post : Zyns are in, cigarettes are back, everyone’s on amphetamines and drinking alcohol is done.
Kentucky Lantern : ‘We can’t just sit back while kids develop lifelong addictions.’
The Atlanta Voice : Social media is a constant hazard for parents and children in 2025. Without guardrails, social media can expose children to material that is not safe for the youth. The latest example of this matter is children’s ability to buy illegal e-cigarettes online.
ColoradoPolitics : A group of vape shop owners filed a petition for a referendum with the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office.
The Chronicle : Another mother, April Keim, volunteers with the group Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes. She said her high school-aged daughter first started vaping in eighth grade and remains addicted today. Students can obtain vapes through a “plug,” including via social media such as Snapchat or stores that don’t check IDs, Keim said.
WBUR : Newton city councilors voted to approve an ordinance that bans the sale of tobacco or e-cigarette products to anyone born on, or after, March 1, 2004. Adults who are currently 21 or older would be allowed to continue buying the products.
ABC7 News : The manufacturers of Zyn nicotine pouches will be paying $1.2 million for violating D.C.'s 2022 ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine products, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced.
Nola.com: Using "NIL" deals with student athletes at public universities across Louisiana, Attorney General Liz Murrill is set to launch a statewide, three-year anti-vaping outreach campaign in January.
KTUU: A jury trial began on Monday for a lawsuit the State of Alaska filed against JUUL Labs, Inc. and the Altria Group, Inc. for what the state is calling those company’s roles in causing an increased use of e-cigarettes by youth.
Kentucky Today: Kentucky lawmakers are considering more legislation to keep tobacco products, like vapes, away from minors, during the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly.
The Maui News: A new bill going through the Maui County Council may one day prohibit the sale, distribution and marketing of flavored cigarettes.