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Chicago City Council Votes to Ban Sale of Flavored Vaping Products
The Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass an ordinance Wednesday that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products within city limits, a move officials say is designed to keep young people from beginning to use the products. According to a press release, the ordinance specifically targets “liquid nicotine products that create the taste of, or aroma of, menthol,…
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Big Drop Reported in Vaping by US Teenagers
A new federal report shows vaping rates among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle school students
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How One Attorney Hopes to Bring Down Vaping Giant JUUL With Federal Lawsuit
A new study shows that “vapers” are at a higher risk to contract COVID-19. Now, an attorney is ensuring that the FDA tightens regulations on the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products to young adults. Lawyer James Frantz joins LX News to discuss his new legal battle taking on the company JUUL with a federal lawsuit.
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How Vaping is Putting Teens at Much Greater Risk for COVID-19
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University breaks down her study that explores the connection between teen vaping and COVID-19.
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Juul Labs Sought to Court AGs as Teen Vaping Surged
The nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general
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Correction: Congress-Vaping Story
In a story February 28, 2020, about a House bill on vaping, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is a Democrat
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‘I Look Dead': Woman Recalls Experience With Vape-Related Illness
Every breath is painful for Julia Itzin. While she was in the hospital, suffering from something her doctor said is commonly referred to as “vape lung,” she would record videos of herself crying as she struggled to speak. “I’m not OK today,” she said in one of the videos. “My chest hurts so bad.” Now, out of the hospital,...
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FDA Crackdown on Vaping Flavors Has Blind Spot: Disposables
The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.
Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already moved on to a newer kind of vape that isn’t covered by the flavor ban.
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Federal Flavor Ban Goes Into Effect Thursday, But Many Flavored Vape Products Will Still Be Available
A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal, NBC News reports.
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Armed Guards, Secret Location: Inside an Illegal Marijuana Bazaar Publicized on Instagram
Shopping for illicit vape cartridges on Instagram is astonishingly simple. Open the app, plug in a hashtag such as #vapecartsforsale and — voilà — multiple posts appear with pictures of THC cartridges. In the comments or caption section, sellers advertise their products and post phone numbers for would-be buyers. “Shop here everything is good,” one seller wrote above a phone...
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Trump Plan to Curb Teen Vaping Exempts Some Flavors
U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices....
...The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes...
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Trump Suggests Some Flavored Vapes May Be Pulled From Market
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, “We’re going to protect our families, we’re going to protect our children, and we’re going to protect the industry.” Trump was vague about what the plan would entail, but suggested “certain flavors” in cartridge-based e-cigarettes would be taken off...
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Age Limit Now 21 Across US for Cigarettes, Tobacco Products
Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the United States. The new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping products that heat a liquid containing nicotine. Usually, new legislation doesn’t take effect right away. The change simply increased the age limit in existing law, so…
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‘Vast Majority' of Vaping Illnesses Blamed on Vitamin E
Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the “vast majority” of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and they say doctors should monitor patients more closely after they go home from the hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the updated advice Friday. And, in a related move Friday, authorities investigating how patients obtained...
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Facebook, Instagram Ban Influencers From Promoting Vaping and Guns for Money
Facebook and Instagram will no longer allow influencers to promote vaping, tobacco products or weapons on its platforms using “branded content.”
Instagram announced Wednesday it would no longer allow “branded content” that promotes those goods on either platform.
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Weed Vaping Soars Among Teenagers, Doubling Since 2018
The number of teenagers vaping marijuana has risen dramatically within the past two years, increasing at a near-record pace, according to an analysis published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In just one year’s time — between 2018 and 2019 — the percentage of high school seniors who reported vaping pot within the past month rose from 7.5 percent to 14 percent. -
E-Cigarettes Linked to Lung Problems, First Long-Term Study on Vaping Finds
The first study on the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes finds that the devices are linked to an increased risk of chronic lung diseases, according to research published Monday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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No Reduced Bail for Suspect in Kenosha Vaping Operation
A Wisconsin judge refused Friday to lower the bond of a man suspected of running an illegal operation to manufacture thousands of vaping cartridges filled with THC.
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Illinois Officials Announce New Efforts to Combat Underage Vaping
Calling it a teen epidemic, Illinois officials say they are stepping up their battle against vaping. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the details.
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One-on-One With Congressman Krishnamoorthi
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi spoke with NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern on impeachment, Congress priorities and why he’s willing to take on the vaping industry.