“JUUL is getting richer, while we’re getting sicker”
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Oct. 10, 2019

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‘JUUL is getting richer, while we’re getting sicker’ ([link removed])

A protest outside JUUL’s Washington, D.C., office, part of the truth^® National Day of Action, kicked off more than 200 events across the country with thousands of young people rallying for their peers to ditch JUUL and for the Food and Drug Administration to remove flavored e-cigarettes and do its job of regulating the products.

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First lady hosts youth vapers-turned-activists at White House gathering ([link removed])

First lady Melania Trump invited truth youth activists to the White House on Wednesday for a listening session to hear their personal stories and concerns about vaping. We look forward to further action from the administration and FDA to address the youth vaping epidemic.

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Why the FDA needs to regulate e-cigarettes now ([link removed])

27.5% of high schoolers are now vaping — a crisis that could have been avoided if the FDA had done its job of regulating e-cigarettes instead of allowing them to stay on the market without review.

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Kroger and Walgreens cut e-cigarettes but fail to address combustible tobacco ([link removed])

We applaud Kroger and Walgreens for deciding to stop selling e-cigarettes, but that’s only the first step. Both companies will still sell tobacco products — but they shouldn’t. Pharmacies selling tobacco contribute to more young people starting to smoke and make it harder for smokers to quit.

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Philip Morris introduces IQOS in the U.S. ([link removed])

IQOS launched in the U.S. late last week with questionable timing due to the current backlash against e-cigarettes. The industry claims that these products are safer than cigarettes, but much remains unknown about the devices and the impact they will have.

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Denver, Colorado — The City Council passed a Tobacco 21 ordinance.
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New York — The appellate division court issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit brought by the vaping industry to halt the enforcement of the state’s flavored e-cigarette ban. Further arguments are scheduled for Oct. 18.
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Oregon — Gov. Kate Brown announced a 180-day ban on the sale of flavored vaping products.
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San Francisco, California — JUUL will end its support for Proposition C, though the ballot measure will still appear on the state’s Nov. 5 ballot.
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Montana — Gov. Steve Bullock enacted a 120-day ban on the sale of flavored vaping products.
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