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Juul to pay $440 million to settle states’ teen vaping probe
2 years, 4 months ago

Juul to pay $440 million to settle states’ teen vaping probe

LA Times  

A two-year investigation by 33 states found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads, and social media posts. Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for …

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Altria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes
2 years, 5 months ago

Altria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Cigarette maker Altria’s $13 billion investment in the troubled vaping company Juul has gone up in smoke — now worth less than 5% of its original value as U.S. regulators move to ban its e-cigarettes. Altria executives signed the $12.8-billion pact in 2018, betting that Juul’s popular vaping devices presented a lucrative alternate to tobacco products. In yet …

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Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping
2 years, 5 months ago

Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping

Wired  

Jason Jeong was a Cornell sophomore when, in 2016, he noticed classmates surreptitiously sucking on devices hidden in their sleeves during lectures. Jeong wasn’t the only one seduced by Juul, which combined the addictive pull of nicotine and the design of sleek tech products. By Jeong’s senior year, 2018, Juul Labs, the device’s maker, reached a $10 billion valuation, faster …

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E-cigarette giant Juul’s campaign donations favor Democrats
5 years, 5 months ago

E-cigarette giant Juul’s campaign donations favor Democrats

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — E-cigarette giant Juul Labs gave nearly $100,000 to members of Congress during the first half of 2019 as the company faced the bulk of the blame for a surge of underage vaping and calls for tighter government regulation of the industry. The donations from Juul’s political action committee represent a sharp increase over last year’s total, according to …

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Half the people following e-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Twitter are teens: Report
5 years, 7 months ago

Half the people following e-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Twitter are teens: Report

Firstpost  

Almost half of the people who followed Juul Labs Inc on Twitter last year were not old enough to legally purchase e-cigarettes in the United States, according to a study published on Monday. In a statement, Juul said it had questions about the study’s methodology, which it said “differs significantly” from data Twitter made available to the company. Juul also …

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