CNN reports that The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed new measures against flavored e-cigarette products. New Statistics show that e-cigarette use is up 48% in middle school students and 78% in high school students. Watch today’s news brief here. https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2018/11/15/fda-vaping-ecigarette-regulations-nr-vpx.cnn
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Altria Invests in Vaping Giant, Juul, a Week After Doing the Same in Cronos, a Marijuana Cultivator
(Alexandria, VA) – It’s official. Big Tobacco is continuing its efforts to monopolize the marijuana industry. Today, Altria, one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of tobacco products, announced it is investing $12.8 billion in vaping giant, Juul, a company that controls 68% of the e-cigarette market. Here is why this is a big deal: The […]