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City of Chicago Reaches $23.8M Settlement Agreement with E-Cigarette Maker Juul Labs for Marketing and Selling Products to Underaged Youth

The City of Chicago announced that a $23.8M settlement has been reached with JUUL Labs, a leading e-cigarette maker, over claims that the company was en…

Altria invests $2.75B in rival startup NJOY after Juul exit

Days after exiting its stake in troubled electronic cigarette maker Juul, Altria announced a $2.7…

City of Milwaukee approves $2 million settlement with Juul Labs over youth vaping

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a $2 million settlement with e-cigarette maker, Juul Labs.

According to a news release from the city, the settl…

They're illegal. So why is it so easy to buy the disposable vapes favored by teens?

Disposable, flavored vapes are not supposed to be sold in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration began cracking down on vaping in 2020, by requiring e-ci…

House Appropriations Bill Would Greatly Harm Public Health by Eliminating Funding for CDC’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs

A U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee approved legislation (the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies funding bill) that would grea…

Smoking/vaping officially snuffed at town beaches, rec areas

Mayor Adams, Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix Announce Lawsuit Against Four Companies Illegally Selling Disposable Flavored E-Cigarettes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix announced that the City of New York is

CCPS to implement no vape policy

Inside Hopkinsville Municipal Center, Christian County Public School System joined …

E-Cigs are still flooding the US, addicting teens with higher nicotine doses

When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like …

Public health concerns: monitoring e-cigarette sales key to preventing youth tobacco use

There is an urgent need to restrict the sale of all flavored tobacco products, in…

FDA warns stores to stop selling fruity disposable e-cigarettes

Schools Considering Significant Changes To Combat Vaping

The Nantucket Public Schools are considering a significant overhaul of their vaping prevention efforts, as it has become clear to administrators, School Com…

Anti-Vaping Legislation Introduced in Alabama Legislature

Senator Vivian Figures proposed amending Section 28-11-14 of the Code of Alabama 1975 making it illegal for anyone under age 21 to buy, use, possess, or tra…

FDA issues marketing denial for 6,500 flavored e-cigarettes

The FDA issued marketing denial orders to 10 companies which collectively manufacture and market about 6,500 flavored e-liquid and e-cigarette products. The FD…

Tighter Regulation Of Vaping In Hawaii No Longer Just A Pipe Dream

Anti-vaping advocates won a nine-year battle to tax vape products like tobacco — with a 70% surcharge. Youth advocates and community leaders were heavily invol…

Juul to pay $462 million to six states in its largest settlement ever

JUUL Labs is paying $462 million to six US states and DC in the largest multi-state settlement yet for the troubled company that has been accused of contrib…

Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial

Georgia bill restricting vaping in public gets final passage

Georgia lawmakers gave final final passage Tuesday to a bill that would restrict vaping in public spaces.

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