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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Juul to pay $40 million in North Carolina teen vaping suit settlement
Juul also faces hundreds of personal injury lawsuits from customers and families of young people who said they were hurt or addicted by the company’s products.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Maine group pushes ban on flavored tobacco products
A coalition of health and social justice advocates says many of the flavored and metholated products are designed to appeal to children, especially in communities of color.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
FDA bars sales of most e-cigarette pod flavors after 30 days
The ban affects the fruit- and mint-flavored pods but does not apply to menthol- or tobacco-flavored cartridges.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Vaping among Maine high school students nearly doubled in just 2 years, survey shows
The increase prompted Gov. Janet Mills to call for more education and the elimination of a provision in state law that allows some people under 21 to buy tobacco.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
Maine’s congressional delegation criticizes Trump for reversal on flavored vapes
All four members of Congress from Maine voiced support for restrictions that would ban or discourage the sale and use of flavored vaping products or other e-cigarettes, especially for teenagers.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2019
U.S. officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses
Vitamin E acetate was found in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country, the CDC says.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Most people whose deaths were linked to vaping used THC products, officials report
Even so, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials continue to recommend that people refrain from using all e-cigarette and vaping products.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Most vaping-related lung injuries linked to marijuana products, CDC says
The vast majority of those who became ill reported using illicit products containing THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
State senator to introduce bill that would ban vaping products in Maine
The proposal by Sen. Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth comes amid mounting health concerns and at least 9 deaths that have prompted bans or limits on vaping product sales in other states.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Massachusetts temporarily bans sale of all vaping products
The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a public health emergency and ordering a 4-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state.
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