Why JUUL’s decision to pull ‘all’ flavors deserves no praise
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Oct. 17, 2019
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Why JUUL’s decision to pull ‘all’ flavors deserves no praise ([link removed])
JUUL has stopped selling flavored e-cigarette pods other than mint and menthol. Both are among the most popular flavors for youth — 64% of high schoolers who vape use them. Without question, this is a calculated move by JUUL and its new tobacco industry leadership to forestall the Trump administration’s promise to remove all flavored e-cigarettes from the market.
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Speaking up to save others ([link removed])
Ally Harrison began vaping at age 14 — four years later she quit and is taking a stand by sharing her experience with nicotine addiction. Following a meeting at the White House, first lady Melania Trump put the national spotlight on Ally and her inspiring story.
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How to help young people quit JUUL and other e-cigarettes ([link removed])
As more young people look for help to quit vaping — more than 54,000 young people have already enrolled in our This is Quitting program — parents, teachers and other adults can play an important role. Here are some practical tips for how to start from the experts behind the evidence-based, digital quit-smoking programs from Truth Initiative^®.
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A decade of inaction from the Food and Drug Administration ([link removed])
The 2009 Tobacco Control Act gave the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products — including e-cigarettes — but in the 10 years since, the agency has delayed or even limited efforts to fully regulate such products and protect young people.
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California — Gov. Newsom signed into law a bill that bans smoking and vaping at the state's parks and beaches as well as disposing of cigar and cigarette waste in the same places. The law will go into effect Jan. 1.
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Michigan — A state judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the state's ban on flavored e-cigarettes.
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Manhattan Beach, California — The City Council approved a ban on all tobacco sales in the city. Vaping and flavored tobacco will be banned immediately, while other tobacco sales will be banned at a date yet to be determined.
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Santa Clarita, California — The City Council passed a 45-day moratorium on new sales of flavored tobacco products.
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