Florida wins $79M settlement from JUUL: 'It's hurting our kids'
Florida has secured a $79M settlement from the e-cigarette company JUUL. It comes as a result of a multi-year investigation and the lawsuit Florida brought to halt the company’s past marketing practices.
Supreme Court didn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes amid rise in teen use
Supreme Court justices questioned an FDA crackdown that involved rejections on sales of more than a million nicotine products created to taste like fruit and candy.
11 more Volusia County smoke shops busted in undercover operation
Eleven smoke shops were caught allegedly selling nicotine products to teens in an undercover operation.
New research by Florida scientists reveals further dangers of vaping
New research shows the dangers of vaping may be even more widespread than we knew. Scientists at the University of Central Florida have linked e-cigarettes to all sorts of problems in the mouth.
Juul cancels plan to expand outside US, to lay off staff: report
Juul has been in a dispute with the FDA, which tried to ban the e-cigarette maker’s products earlier this year over questions about its potential health risks.
'Avoid it': Vaping hospitalizations increase, take away from necessary COVID-19 resources
Orlando Health says its hospital is seeing more patients with serious vaping-related health problems and that it's taking away resources needed for COVID-19 patients.
College cheerleader who says vaping almost killed him works with lawmakers to ban vaping devices
The man is doing much better but still has to undergo dialysis.
House seeks regulation of Florida vape shops amid 'epidemic'
The move to regulate vape shops comes less than a month after a federal law raising the age to purchase e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 went into effect. The effort coincides with other federal attempts to curb minors’ use of electronic cigarettes, produced by companies such as JUUL.
Ban on certain e-cigarette cartridge flavors goes into effect nationwide: Here's what it means
The policy applies to cartridge-based e-cigarette flavors including fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors. Menthol and tobacco-flavors are exempt, in addition to other kinds of vaping products.
Grosse Pointe teen with double lung transplant from vaping warning his peers
Daniel Ament, the teen who became anonymously famous after becoming the first patient to receive a double lung transplant from vaping, spoke to a class of students about the dangers of vaping.
California tests find illegal vapes tainted with additives
Officials also found that the illegal vapes confiscated in the December raids typically were not as potent as advertised, and sometimes contained just a fraction of the THC claimed on the labels, according to state testing results.
Florida lawmakers weigh raising age for smoking, vaping from 18 to 21
At least 18 other states now have laws setting the minimum age for vaping at 21, and efforts are underway in the remaining states to raise the age limit.
US health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes - but with major exceptions
Health officials in the U.S. will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that still benefit manufacturers, retailers and adults.
FDA plans to ban sale of all refill e-cigarette pod flavors except tobacco and menthol, report says
The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban the sale of all e-cigarette flavors except for tobacco and menthol, a report said on Tuesday.
FDA: It's illegal to sell tobacco or vaping products to anyone under 21
The FDA said it is now illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 after the national age was raised from 18 last week.
Health officials blame 'vast majority' of vaping illnesses on vitamin E
Health officials are blaming blame vitamin E acetate for the “vast majority” of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses.
State lawmakers look for ways to curb vaping
The focus comes amid a national outcry over what some health officials consider an epidemic among young people, as the vaping trend engulfs middle and high schools, as well as college campuses.
Second vaping-related death reported in Florida
As of Dec. 3, there have been 48 vaping-related deaths confirmed in 25 states and the District of Columbia.
FDA investigating death of Orlando man believed to be caused by vaping
The Food and Drug Administration is looking into the death of an Orlando man who doctors believe died from vaping.
President Trump hears opposing viewpoints in debate over youth vaping
President Donald Trump on Friday heard opposing viewpoints in the debate over youth vaping but offered no insight into where he would ultimately come down on the issue after promising two months ago that he would ban most flavored e-cigarettes but later backtracking.