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FDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes as U.S. Pursues Broader Crackdown on Nicotine Products
The Food and Drug Administration rejected Juul’s application to sell its e-cigarettes in the U.S.
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AMA Calls for Total Ban on All E-Cigarette, Vaping Products
The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted the sweeping stance at a policy-making meeting in San Diego. It aims to lobby for state and federal laws, regulations or legal action to achieve a ban, but the industry is sure to fight back.
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Most Marijuana Vape Products Quarantined by Mass. Health Officials
A quarantine was ordered for most marijuana vaping products in Massachusetts Tuesday, extending the state’s efforts to control vaping products amid a nationwide epidemic of lung injuries. Exempt from the quarantine are medical marijuana products designed specifically for devices for medical marijuana flower vaping, the state Cannabis Control Commission said.
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Mass. Vape Ban Lifted for Medical Marijuana Patients
A part of the Baker administration’s ban on vape-related products has been lifted Tuesday for medical marijuana users, as ordered by a Superior Court judge. Judge Douglas Wilkins ruled last week that the state cannot enforce the vaping ban on medical marijuana card holders because only the Cannabis Control Commission has the authority to regulate medical marijuana. Patients will be...
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Baker's Vape Ban to Be Lifted for Medical Marijuana Users
The Baker administration’s vape sales ban will be lifted for medical marijuana patients beginning at noon.
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Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Grow to Over 2,000
The CDC reported that the number of vaping-related injuries grew by 8% over the last week, reaching 2,051 confirmed cases across the U.S.
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3rd Person in Mass. Dies of Vaping-Related Illness
Massachusetts health officials say a third person has died from a vaping-related lung illness in the Bay State. The Department of Public Health announced Wednesday the third resident was a man in his 50s from Worcester County. Offiicals said the man reported vaping nicotine and THC, an ingredient sometimes found in marijuana.
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Medical Marijuana Products Exempt From Mass. Vaping Ban, Judge Rules
A Massachusetts judge says the state’s ban on the sale of vaping products can’t be enforced on medical marijuana products. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins ruled Tuesday that marijuana card holders seeking to purchase marijuana vaping products should be exempt from the four-month ban.
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Massachusetts Store Caught Selling Vaping Products Despite Governor's Ban
A store in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has been issued a cease and desist order by local health officials for selling vaping products in violation of the governor’s first-in-the-nation ban. The order was delivered to the owner of Lifestyle Vape on Tuesday, police said. The business could also face fines and other disciplinary action from the town.
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2nd Person in Mass. Dies of Vaping-Related Illness
Massachusetts health officials say a second state resident has died from a vaping-related lung illness. Marylou Sudders, secretary of Health and Human Services, told WGBH-FM on Wednesday that the second resident was a woman in her 40s from Middlesex County. The state previously said a woman in her 60s from Hampshire County died of a vaping-related illness.
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Health Officials File Emergency Regulations to Keep Massachusetts Vaping Ban in Place
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration took steps Monday to maintain its retail ban on all vaping products. The Department of Public Health filed an emergency regulation with the secretary of state’s office to comply with a Superior Court judge’s ruling while keeping the first-in-the-nation ban on vaping products from lifting.
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Baker's Vape Sales Ban in Limbo After Appeals Court Ruling
Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on the retail sale of vaping products in Massachusetts was hanging in limbo Thursday after an appeals court judge denied the administration’s request to overthrow a lower court order that requires Baker to alter his ban and reissue it Monday.
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Judge Rules Mass. Vaping Ban Can Remain in Place
A judge ruled Monday that Massachusetts’ temporary ban on vaping can remain in place.
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Vaping Fallout: Small Stores Suffer as Vapers Turn Away
The thousands of shops that sprang up in cities and towns across the country over the past decade to sell vaping products have seen a stunning reversal of fortune, with their sales plunging in just two months amid news reports that vaping has sickened nearly 1,300 people and killed 26. People who turned to vaping products to help them quit...
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First Lady Melania Trump Listens as Teens Share Experiences With Vaping
Melania Trump said Wednesday she’s glad some stores are pulling electronic cigarettes off the shelves amid an explosion in vaping among young people, calling it a necessary step to protect the next generation. “We need to be proactive before it gets out of control,” she said at a White House “listening session” where a small group of teenagers from around...
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CT Vaping Stores See Boost After Massachusetts Ban
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker declared a public health emergency Tuesday allowing him to enact the ban, prompting some to head to Connecticut vape shops just over the border.
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CBD Vapes Spiked with Illegal Drugs
The Associated Press commissioned laboratory testing of vape products sold as CBD and found dangerous synthetic marijuana instead of the natural cannabis extract.
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Michigan to Become 1st State to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved Wednesday to make her state the first to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, accusing companies of using candy flavors and deceptive advertising to “hook children on nicotine.” The Democrat ordered the state health department to issue emergency rules that will prohibit the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products, including to adults, and the misleading marketing of...
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San Francisco Weighs 1st US City Ban on E-Cigarette Sales
San Francisco supervisors moved a step closer Tuesday to becoming the first city in the U.S. to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes to crack down on youth vaping.