E-cigarette company Juul Labs will pay $40 million and make changes to its business practices to settle the first state lawsuit that alleged it marketed to teens, North Carolina state attorneys announced on Monday.
The settlement follows a lawsuit filed in 2019 by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein that claimed Juul marketed its products to children and misled the public about risks associated with those products. The order issued Monday will restrict the e-cigarette manufacturer's sales and advertising in the state, and provide funds to help those addicted to e-cigarettes.FDA chief stays mum on plans for banning flavored vapes"Under this consent order, Juul cannot sell mint.
"We look forward to working with Attorney General Stein and other manufacturers on the development of potential industry-wide marketing practices based on science and evidence. In addition, we support the Attorney General's desire to deploy funds to generate appropriate science to support North Carolina's public health interventions to reduce underage use," a company spokesperson said.Stein called the order a"win" for the state.
So soon...we will
Almost as dangerous to teens as Prince Andrew.
Numerous studies have concluded that vaping is about 95% safer than smoking. There will be a few bad seeds like Juul though. I never bought their crap. I've been vaping for 12 years and my physical health checks have never been better. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM DISPOSABLE ECIGS
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Duh
I grew up in NC. It's the largest tobacco-producing state. Fields of tobacco everywhere there. The tobacco industry is whining bc vaping is healthier & that scares big tobacco. This attack has 0 to do w teens. Vaping adults wouldn't give this to a teen, we keep it for ourselves!
These along with real cigarettes should be banned they are anti-social and bad for your health. as well as polluting the environment.
so? if its legal it should be legal for everyone, like everything else should be, if its bad and causes harm then make it illegal for all
Such a waste of time. What about all the amazing flavors of alcohol? Sad nobody is covering how the fda continues to kill legally? Scott Gottlieb can tell you all about how he helped fast track fentanyl onto the market!
All these vape companies were pitching their products as sexy lifestyle accessories with ads reminiscent of tobacco ads in the 60s & 70s. They should be subject to same regulations as tobacco.
the anti smoking crowd should focus on whats killing Americans. junk food and obesity