The annual tobacco use survey given to middle and high school students revealed a decrease among older teenagers for the first time in several years.
Category: E-Cigarettes
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FDA Moves to Ban Sale of Vuse Menthol Vapes
R.J. Reynolds menthol e-cigarettes are top sellers with an estimated $1.6 billion in annual sales. The company vowed to fight the ruling in court.
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Illicit Vapes and E-Cigarettes Flood Stores as F.D.A. Struggles to Combat Imports
Some vapes are appearing with increasing nicotine levels that approach those in a carton of cigarettes. U.S. regulators did not authorize them, but have failed to keep them off shelves.
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E-Cigarette Sales Soared During Pandemic Years
Flavors proliferated and disposable vapes took hold as purchases of vaping devices increased steadily from January 2020 to mid-2022.
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Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With New York, California and Other States
The case ends major litigation over claims of marketing e-cigarettes to adolescents, resolving thousands of lawsuits and amounting to billions of dollars in payouts to states, cities and people.
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R.J. Reynolds Pivots to New Cigarette Pitches as Flavor Ban Takes Effect
The New York Times – Business:Now that California’s tobacco prohibitions are in place, some Camel and Newport items are billed as newly “fresh” or “crisp” non-menthol versions.
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Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion
The New York Times – Business:The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.
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Juul Agrees to Settle Thousands of Vaping Lawsuits
The New York Times – Business:The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend fueled the teenage vaping crisis.
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RJ Reynolds Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban
The New York Times – Business:On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that could keep menthol cigarettes on the market longer.
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Big Tobacco Heralds a Healthier World While Fighting Its Arrival
The New York Times – Business:The industry continues to back smoking protections, like this November’s ballot initiative in California that would overturn a law banning tobacco flavors.