Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday.
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Read More »June 29, 2021 Comments Off on E-cigarette maker Juul to pay $40M in teen vaping suit settlement
Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday.
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Read More »October 14, 2019 Comments Off on Montgomery Co. files class-action suit against Juul over underage vaping
Montgomery County filed a potential class-action suit Friday alleging an e-cigarette manufacturer created an epidemic of underage nicotine addiction by portraying its product and vaping as “a teen pop culture icon and status symbol.” The lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. claims ...
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Read More »March 3, 2015 Comments Off on Montgomery Co. Council OKs ban on e-cigarettes
The Montgomery County Council has approved a bill that will extend the ban on smoking in public places to electronic cigarettes. The council passed the bill Tuesday, and it now goes to County Executive Ike Leggett for his signature. If ...
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Read More »January 23, 2015 Comments Off on FAA warns airlines on e-cigarettes
The Federal Aviation Administration, which already bans flammables and explosives in checked airplane baggage, is now advising airlines to consider the potential fire risk from e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes typically heat liquid nicotine into an inhaled vapor by using lithium-based batteries, which ...
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Read More »November 25, 2014 Comments Off on ‘Vaping’ foes to push for statewide ban
Some public health advocates are calling on Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to veto a bill passed by the City Council that would allow e-cigarettes to be used in consenting bars, restaurants and casinos.
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Read More »November 5, 2014 Comments Off on Baltimore expected to ban ‘vaping’ in most public places
The ban would apply to playgrounds and inside public buildings, except in so-called “vape shops” and in bars and restaurants that expressly decide to allow it.
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Read More »August 26, 2014 Comments Off on WHO: Regulate e-cigarettes
(AP) Governments should have tougher rules for electronic cigarettes — banning their use indoors and putting them off limits for minors — until more evidence can be gathered about their risks, the U.N. health agency said Tuesday. In a bid ...
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Read More »May 5, 2014 Comments Off on Gansler seeks information from e-cigarette makers
State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler sent letters Monday to manufacturers of electronic smoking devices to air his concerns about potential health risks.
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Read More »April 29, 2014 Comments Off on Proposal fires up ‘vaping’ advocates
Under current state law, the use of electronic smoking devices is generally allowed in public indoor places. But the city of Baltimore might become the first jurisdiction in Maryland to treat e-cigarettes just like their tobacco-filled cousins.
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Read More »April 28, 2014 Comments Off on Bill would restrict e-cigarette use, sales in city
The Baltimore City Council will consider whether electronic smoking devices should be governed by the same restrictions that apply to the use and sale of tobacco products.
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