Vaping
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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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PublishedMarch 7, 2020
Maine Voices: It’s easy to get addicted to vaping, but not so easy to quit
A Maine teen thought she would find out what all the hype was about. Instead, she found out much more.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
House approves bill to ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes
Supporters, mostly Democrats, say the legislation provides a comprehensive strategy to reverse a teen vaping epidemic.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Thirty-nine states launch investigation into Juul’s marketing
The attorneys general will look into the company's claims about the safety and effectiveness of its vaping products.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Massachusetts sues Juul over e-cigarette marketing tactics
Attorney General Maura Healey's office said the nation's biggest e-cigarette maker is responsible for 'creating a youth vaping epidemic' with deceptive advertising tactics designed to lure in teen users.
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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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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
FDA set to ban sale of most flavored e-cigarettes
Pods formulated to taste like tobacco or menthol would still be allowed.
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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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PublishedDecember 3, 2019
Vitamin E and vaping injuries: What’s safe in your diet is rarely safe in your lungs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced a preliminary finding that implicates a vitamin E additive as the potential cause of lung injury from THC vaping.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Another View: Pharmacists are not vaping gatekeepers
These professionals have much more important things to do than deciding who should be allowed to buy e-cigarettes.