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More deaths, investigations and turmoil at Juul: Here’s what happened in the vaping crisis this week

The furor over vaping reached a crescendo this week with two congressional hearings, hundreds of new cases of a mysterious lung disease, upheaval at e-cigarette maker Juul and canceled merger plans between Big Tobacco companies Altria and Philip Morris International.…

The First of the Vape-Lung Product Liability Cases Has Been Filed

September 30, 2019
Ian Stewart
Policy & Legal, Spotlight, Vaping Crisis
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A product liability lawsuit has been filed in Washington state court against several manufacturers of THC vape cartridges. The case, Charles Wilcoxson v. Canna Brand Solutions LLC et al.,was filed on September 23, 2019, in the Superior Court of Pierce…

Inslee directs Washington state health board to ban flavored vape products

Gov. Jay Inslee directed state officials to impose an emergency ban on flavored vaping products, one of several measures he announced Friday in response to the mysterious, sometimes fatal lung illness linked to e-cigarettes that has rippled across the nation.…

Bootleg marijuana vapes contain hydrogen cyanide, study finds

Recent testing of bootleg marijuana vapes show they're tainted with hydrogen cyanide -- results a doctor called "very disturbing" as hundreds of vape users have fallen ill with lung injuries. There have been 805 reported cases of lung injury and…

Marijuana vape sales lag as lung illnesses rise in US

PORTLAND, Ore. — Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health experts scramble to determine what’s causing a mysterious and sometimes fatal lung disease among people who…

Massachusetts Orders 4-Month Ban on Sale of All Vaping Products

The state’s action is the toughest to date, as vaping-related illnesses and teenage use of e-cigarettes climb. Facing declining sales and public backlash, Juul, the dominant e-cigarette maker, is considering layoffs. Massachusetts on Tuesday went further than any other state…

Juul says its chief executive is stepping down, accepts proposed ban on most flavored vaping products

September 25, 2019
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Consumption Gear & Accessories, News & Insights, Vaping Crisis
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Juul Labs, the big e-cigarette maker that is embroiled in controversy involving the rising underage use of vaping products, announced Wednesday that its chief executive officer is stepping down and will be succeeded by a top official from Altria, a…

Vaping-related illnesses surge as FDA discloses criminal probe

Federal officials said Thursday that at least 530 people in 38 states have become sickened by a mysterious vaping-related lung illness, part of a growing national outbreak. In a sign of the seriousness of the e-cigarette investigation, officials disclosed that…

Vapes spiked with illegal drugs show dark side of CBD craze

Jay Jenkins says he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD. “It’ll relax you,” the friend assured. The vapor that Jenkins inhaled didn’t relax him. After two puffs, he ended up in a coma. That’s because what he was…

Trump moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes

Citing surge in youth vaping, president endorses crackdown Trump administration officials, alarmed by new data showing a huge jump in vaping by young people, said they are moving to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, a major development that could result in…

Reacting to “Vape Lung”

September 10, 2019
Mike Luce
News & Insights, Op-Ed, Spotlight, Vaping Crisis
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For CBE contributors often appearing under ‘Advertising, Marketing, & PR’ covering any topic other than the outbreak of vaping-related sickness nationwide would be tone deaf. The issue has demanded attention from the industry for some time but developments continue to…

New York to subpoena firms selling substances linked to illicit vaping products

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said Monday he is ordering the state health department to issue subpoenas to three companies the department has identified as selling substances linked to the mysterious vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds…

Contaminant found in marijuana vaping products linked to deadly lung illnesses, tests show

State and federal health officials investigating mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping have found the same chemical in samples of marijuana products used by people sickened in different parts of the country and who used different brands of products in…

As vaping-related lung illnesses spike, investigators eye contaminants

August 30, 2019
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Consumption Gear & Accessories, Vaping Crisis
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State and federal health authorities are focusing on the role of contaminants or counterfeit substances as a likely cause of vaping-related lung illnesses — now up to 354 possible cases in 29 states, nearly double the number reported to be under…