The ban affects the fruit- and mint-flavored pods but does not apply to menthol- or tobacco-flavored cartridges.
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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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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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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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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.
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Trump hears opposing views in debate over youth vaping
The president doesn’t say where he will come down on the issue after promising two months ago that he would ban most flavored e-cigarettes.
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Proposed SoPo tobacco buffer panned by Planning Board
The board voted Wednesday to recommend against the new rule.
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FDA nominee grilled by Senate about Trump’s vaping policy
The administration has delayed issuing new restrictions on vapes, under pressure from the e-cigarette industry and advisors who fear it may hurt his re-election chances.
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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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Insight: The Sudafed solution to the vaping problem
Former FDA chief David Kessler has a smart plan to keep e-cigarettes away from kids.