vaping

Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco, menthol e-cigarettes

July 27, 2025 Matthew Perrone

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for […]

Bill amendment adds directory, certification mandates on vape products

June 26, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on June 19, an amendment to House Bill 900 was approved that would create a comprehensive regulatory and certification process for alternative nicotine and vapor products in […]

AG Stein files lawsuit over e-cigarettes

November 16, 2021 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced Tuesday that he is suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his concerns that their product is being marketed to children through kid-friendly flavors and […]

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Juul to pay $40M in N. Carolina teen vaping suit settlement

July 1, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press

DURHAM — 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 after years […]

Big drop reported in vaping by US teenagers

September 9, 2020 Mike Stobbe and Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Experts think last year’s outbreak of vaping related illnesses and deaths may have […]

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Juul Labs sought to court AGs as teen vaping surged

March 12, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was a blunt warning about the dangers of youth vaping: Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced late last month that his state had joined 38 others to investigate whether Juul Labs, […]

‘A world of hurt’: 39 states to investigate Juul’s marketing

February 25, 2020 Dave Collins and Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in […]