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October 16, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

Attorneys general call on Hollywood unions to curb smoking and vaping on TV, protect young viewers

The National Association of Attorneys General is asking several major Hollywood talent unions to help “protect young audiences from tobacco use” by limiting its exposure in streaming shows. The letter, sent earlier this month, requests support from the Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, Screenwriters Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation...

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September 18, 2020
Health Risks, Marketing

E-Cig Clouds Aren’t ‘Vapour’, Scientists Warn. That Word Just Makes Them Sound Safer

Emissions from e-cigarettes are not harmless and calling them vapour is purposefully misleading, scientists argue. While the puffs from e-cigs aren't exactly smoke, the term 'vapour' often brings to mind an innocuous cloud of water. As such, public health experts argue 'aerosol' is a more accurate description, as e-cigarette clouds have been shown to contain...

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September 18, 2020
JUUL, Marketing

Juul Fights Mafia Law Designation in Suits Against Its Marketing

Juul Labs Inc. has the Mafia to thank for the most potent legal claims accusing the e-cigarette maker of igniting an epidemic of youth nicotine addiction. The company will try to persuade a federal judge Monday that consumers and school districts can’t sue it under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which has...

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August 31, 2020
Marketing

FDA Will List Which E-Cigarette Makers Applied to Stay on Market

Regulators plan to open up a process that’s normally secretive by listing which e-cigarette makers want permission to sell their products in the U.S., a move that could help consumers and retailers spot illegal products more easily. The Food and Drug Administration now plans to publish a list of all the products subject to...

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August 13, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

WA attorney general suing California e-juice company for potentially selling to minors

Washington State is now suing California-based e-juice company called “E-Juice Vapor” accusing it of selling vaping products to minors. The state’s controversial 120-day flavors ban expired in February of 2020, but other regulations are still in place. One law is that sellers must verify a customer’s age before selling to them. “Bottom line, they’re violating...

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July 29, 2020
JUUL, Marketing

Juul Hires First Black Director, Names CEO Crosthwaite Chairman

Juul Labs Inc. has tapped Teresa Sebastian, an executive with financial and compliance expertise, to join its board as the company seeks to reset its business and diversify its ranks. Sebastian is chief executive officer of The Dominion Asset Group, an early-stage investment group focused on revitalizing urban areas. She will serve as an...

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July 20, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

Cartoons Still Common in Online E-Cig Marketing

Cartoon imaging remains common in social media promotions of vaping liquids, even as use of the products has exploded among teens and young adults, new research finds. An investigation of 1,936 Instagram posts promoting e-liquid vaping products found that 1,608 (83.1%) were promotional, 142 (7.3%) included one or more cartoon images, and 44 (2.3%)...

By HIPHI
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July 20, 2020
Health Risks, Marketing

State AG: 3 online vaping companies violating new laws

Attorney General Letitia James has accused three online companies of violating the state’s new laws banning the sale of vaping products through mail order and selling products with flavors, including cotton candy, pineapple mist and green apple, to youths. A law effective July 1 makes it illegal to sell vaping products through the mail....

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July 20, 2020
Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, Marketing

FDA Orders 10 Companies to Stop Selling Their E-Cigarette Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning lettersTrusted Source to 10 companies about selling flavored, disposable e-cigarettes that especially appeal to young people without having proper approval. “Despite suspending in-person activities — such as retail compliance checks and vape shop inspections — due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our enforcement against unauthorized e-cigarettes...

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July 16, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

Attorney General Maura Healey suing online vape company ‘Puff Bar’ alleging it sold flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts

Attorney General Maura Healey is suing an online e-cigarette company called “Puff Bar” for selling disposable flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts in violation of state law, her office on Thursday. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday, alleges that Puff Bar and Cool Clouds Distribution, Inc. continued advertising and selling disposable flavored...

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July 14, 2020
JUUL, Marketing

Juul Launches Legal Fight Against Black Market Vaping Cartridges

Juul Labs Inc. launched an aggressive legal campaign to halt what it calls a “seemingly endless stream” of black market cartridges for its e-cigarettes. The vaping company filed a patent-infringement complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, naming more than four dozen companies it says are importing copycat cartridges for the e-cigarettes....

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July 13, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

Controversial E-Cigarette Company Puff Bar Says It’s Suspending U.S. Sales

A shadowy e-cigarette company that has reaped millions of dollars by exploiting a loophole to sell kid-friendly, flavored nicotine products says it is suspending sales in the U.S following revelations about its owners. Puff Bar, a California-based marketer of disposable e-cigarettes, announced the sales suspension Monday on its website. In a phone call with...

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July 9, 2020
Marketing

Researchers study how vaping is promoted on Instagram

E-cigarettes are highly addictive nicotine products with unclear health impacts, particularly on young people. Instagram is a visual social media platform which is wildly popular, particularly with young people. Researchers interested in public health at Aalto university in Finland studied how vaping is represented on the platform. By using artificial intelligence, they were...

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June 30, 2020
Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Hawaii Sues E-Cig Giants Juul and Altria

Hawaii is suing the nation’s largest e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs and Altria Group, its largest shareholder and parent company of Philip Morris, saying the companies used misleading marketing to entice young customers. “In marketing their e-cigarettes to Hawaii’s children, these companies ripped pages directly out of the tobacco-company playbook and resurrected Joe Camel for...

By HIPHI
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June 30, 2020
Addiction, JUUL, Marketing

Juul Looks at Japan Market Amid Push to Recover From Setbacks

Juul Labs Inc., the U.S.-based e-cigarette maker that’s fighting a global backlash against vaping, is considering entry into the tightly regulated Japanese market. Haruhiko Hirate, formerly a corporate officer at Tokyo-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., was hired to lead the effort, Juul said Tuesday in a statement. He was named representative director and chairman of...

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May 19, 2020
JUUL, Marketing

Why hasn’t JUUL caught on in the UK?

JUUL is America’s most popular e-cigarette by a wide margin, and it’s well known throughout the world – even in regions where it isn’t officially available yet. For the first several years of its existence, however, it wasn’t possible to buy JUUL here in the United Kingdom. At the time, JUUL was available...

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May 14, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

New Analysis Exposes How Big Tobacco is Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic to Advertise Harmful and Addictive Products

Tobacco and e-cigarette companies are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to advertise their harmful and addictive products on social media, undermine minimum age purchase restrictions meant to protect youth and make unproven and illegal health claims, according to new analysis published by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The analysis includes tactics from big tobacco companies,...

By HIPHI
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May 4, 2020
JUUL, Marketing

Three Maryland counties sue Juul for ‘blatantly marketing its vaping products to underage teens and contributing to nationwide youth vaping epidemic’

Three Maryland counties have filed lawsuits against the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., arguing the company intentionally marketed its products to underage customers and contributed to a youth vaping epidemic, court documents detail. Howard, Anne Arundel and Garrett counties filed separate federal lawsuits in April, The Baltimore Sun reported. They joined Montgomery County and...

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April 29, 2020
Marketing

FDA Bans Products That Help Kids Hide Vapes from Adults

The FDA warned 10 companies to pull products off the market because they are designed to help teenagers hide vaping from adults. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on products that help teenagers vape without getting caught because they look exactly like candy, smartwatches, video games, or hoodies. “The public should...

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April 6, 2020
Marketing

E-Cigarette Deadline Extended Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

A Maryland federal judge on Friday said that he would grant a 120-day extension to the deadline for e-cigarette regulatory applications in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has strained U.S. Food and Drug Administration resources and disrupted supply chains. Last week, the FDA asked the Fourth Circuit to extend the current May...

By HIPHI
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March 20, 2020
Marketing

Public Health England paid group linked to Big Tobacco

Doctors have criticised the organisation responsible for protecting the nation’s health over its work with a vaping pressure group that is itself linked to the world’s largest multinational tobacco company. Public Health England paid £40,000 for a series of YouTube videos co-produced by the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) and held numerous meetings with the...

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March 10, 2020
Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

How Juul Created a Teen Vaping Epidemic

Juul Labs’ internal documents and statements by its founders reveal the e-cigarette manufacturer lifted trade secrets from Big Tobacco to market its highly addictive vaping products to youths as young as 8. The company’s deliberate marketing plan proved successful, doubling the size of the U.S. vaping market and dominating competitors in just three...

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March 10, 2020
Marketing

FDA taking action on flavored vaping violations

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on companies that continue to sell flavored, cartridge-based vaping products in violation of the agency’s new policy. The policy took effect in February. It prioritizes enforcement actions against cartridge-based vaping products in flavors other than tobacco and menthol. The FDA sent out 22 warning letters to companies that...

By HIPHI
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March 10, 2020
Marketing

Pro-tobacco videos continue to rack up views on YouTube

Experts are worried about the videos reaching a younger audience As Youtube continues to fight against the spread of misinformation, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania explored how tobacco-related videos continue to make their rounds around the popular video streaming service. The researchers explained that viewers continue to see videos...

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February 25, 2020
Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

‘A world of hurt’: 39 states to investigate Juul’s marketing

A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Texas said they will lead the multi-state investigation into...

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February 13, 2020
Addiction, JUUL, Marketing

Mass. attorney general sues JUUL ‘for creating youth vaping epidemic’

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against the company she blames for starting the youth vaping epidemic. Healey's office filed a lawsuit against electronic cigarette manufacturer JUUL in Massachusetts Superior Court after an investigation into the company's sales and procedures that began in 2018. "JUUL bears responsibility for the millions of...

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February 12, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

Undercover teens bust hundreds of Arizona stores selling vape products to minors

Undercover teens working with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office routinely find stores selling tobacco and vape products to minors, including repeat violators. Grocery stores, convenience stores and tobacco shops that are supposed to be gatekeepers of nicotine products are instead helping to usher in a teen vaping crisis. The 12 News I-Team analyzed state and...

By HIPHI
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January 22, 2020
Marketing

Pro-Vaping Instagram Posts Far Outweigh FDA’s ‘Not Very Popular’ E-Cigarette Awareness Campaign Hashtag

Despite efforts from health officials to raise awareness of the potential harms of vaping among young people, social media users are being exposed to a growing amount of pro e-cigarette content. That's according to researchers. Following a rise in school children saying they have used e-cigarettes—despite the harms nicotine can pose to the developing...

By HIPHI
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January 21, 2020
Flavors, Marketing

After FDA Crackdown on Juul, Disposable Knockoffs Take Over

Customers of Dallas vape shops looking for Mango Juul cartridges are finding empty shelves and heavy markups. Instead, they’re turning to Puff Bars, a nearly identical product that skirts the new rules by fusing the liquid-filled cartridge to the pen-sized stem. Users consume the liquid — which can last from a few days to...

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January 8, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

San Diego Unified School District suing JUUL

The San Diego Unified School District is suing e-cigarette company JUUL, claiming its product “disrupts the education and learning environment across the district.” The lawsuit follows similar suits filed by school districts in Los Angeles, Glendale, Compton and Anaheim. The district is seeking an injunction and abatement to “stop the e-cigarette epidemic” which the district...

By HIPHI
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January 7, 2020
Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Arizona AG suing 2 vaping companies he says targeted youth

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Tuesday his office is suing two companies that manufacture vaping products, Juul and Eonsmoke. “We allege that they have contributed to the vaping epidemic that’s infiltrated our schools and are creating addiction problems for youth throughout the state,” he said at a press conference. Brnovich said the companies enticed...

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December 19, 2019
Marketing

Vaping ads often target bisexual women of color, study finds

While many recent studies are exploring why vaping has caused more than 2,409 individuals to experience a severe lung injury called EVALI, researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are looking into what motivated them to vape in the first place. The study, published in the British Medical Journal Thursday, specifically zeroed in on why three sexual...

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December 12, 2019
Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Illinois sues Juul over marketing to minors

Illinois has become the latest state to sue the country’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Juul Labs Inc., used deceptive marketing practices to entice minors and misrepresented the amount of nicotine in its products. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the company designed its products to lure teens, making...

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December 12, 2019
Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

His lung collapsed after vaping. Now he wants to share his experience with students.

After his vaping addiction led to a collapsed lung, a Miami Beach Senior High School graduate quit using his e-cigarette and focused his attention on helping other young people kick the habit. Now he’s hoping his hometown leaders will collaborate with him to develop a holistic nicotine-prevention program in public schools in Miami Beach. Chance...

By HIPHI
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December 4, 2019
Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Minnesota sues Juul for targeting kids as reports of vaping-related injuries swell

Sixteen-year-old Claire Hering thought vaping was safe until it was too late and she was hooked. “It’s better than other drugs. That’s what I always heard,” the Hopkins High School junior said. Attorney General Keith Ellison says Juul Labs is largely responsible for Hering and other teens’ misconception that e-cigarettes are safe and not addictive....

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November 26, 2019
Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

DC attorney general sues e-cigarette maker Juul over teen use

The District of Columbia is joining several states in suing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, saying the company’s online ads and promotions illegally targeted minors. Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced the lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that Juul’s viral marketing contributed to the surge in underage vaping by teens in the district and across the...

By HIPHI
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November 25, 2019
Addiction, JUUL, Marketing

South Florida school district sues JUUL over teen vaping costs

The Palm Beach County School District is suing the JUUL electronic cigarette company, joining more than a dozen districts across the nation seeking to recover costs of combating the growing use of vaping products among teens. A federal lawsuit filed Friday in the Southern District of Florida demands compensation for “direct and consequential economic...

By HIPHI
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November 23, 2019
Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

How Juul Hooked a Generation on Nicotine

The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to millennials, who had low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products. In the face of mounting investigations, subpoenas and lawsuits, Juul Labs has insisted that it never marketed or knowingly sold its trendy e-cigarettes and flavored...

By HIPHI
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November 22, 2019
Health Risks, Marketing

Trump proposes minimum age of 21 for buying vaping products

President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration would propose a minimum age of 21 for the purchase of e-cigarette products. The president made the comment during a robust "listening" session at the White House with vaping industry executives, public health advocates, as well as some members of Congress and the Administration. Trump, who earlier expressed support for a ban on non-tobacco flavored...

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