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 »April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Feds seek breakup of Altria-Juul deal on antitrust grounds
WASHINGTON — U.S. business regulators are suing to break up the multibillion-dollar deal between tobacco giant Altria and e-cigarette startup Juul Labs, saying their partnership amounted to an agreement not to compete in the U.S. vaping market. The action announced ...
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Read More »November 21, 2019 Comments Off on Flavored vaping ban to be considered by Md. lawmakers
The Maryland General Assembly will consider whether to ban flavored vaping products when it meets next year as state and federal officials continue to search for solutions for the surge in youth vaping. Sen. Clarence Lam, D-Baltimore and Howard counties, ...
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Read More »September 30, 2019 Comments Off on Health and criminal justice laws taking effect in Maryland
New laws to protect health and strengthen criminal justice are taking effect in Maryland.
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Read More »September 20, 2019 Comments Off on Md. colleges look to curtail students’ vaping
Maryland colleges and universities have added vaping to campus smoking bans, providing resources to help students stop vaping or to encourage them not to start up the habit at all. But the rapid rise of the vaping industry has left ...
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Read More »September 10, 2019 Comments Off on Md. regulators order medical cannabis companies to report vaping illnesses
Maryland medical cannabis regulators are ordering medical cannabis licensees to report any incidents of illnesses connected to the use of e-cigarette products as federal health officials continue to investigate widespread reports of health concerns related to vaping. The requirement was ...
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Read More »May 16, 2019 Comments Off on Federal judge orders FDA to speed up its review of e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — A federal judge is siding with public health groups suing the Food and Drug Administration to begin reviewing thousands of e-cigarettes on the U.S. market. The ruling handed down Wednesday in district court states that the agency shirked ...
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Read More »May 14, 2019 Comments Off on Will Md.’s new tobacco law reduce teen vaping?
ANNAPOLIS — What do cigarettes, Juul pods, rolling papers and nicotine-free vape juice all have in common? Starting Oct. 1 they will all be considered “tobacco products” in Maryland, and you will have to be at least 21 to buy ...
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