eCigarettes

FTC Probes Altria-Juul Tie-Up For Possible Antitrust Issues
FTC Probes Altria-Juul Tie-Up For Possible Antitrust Issues
January 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Cigarette maker Altria, the company that produces Marlboro, has made an investment in electronic cigarette company Juul Labs, but certain aspects of the deal are...

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Apple To Pull All 181 Vaping Apps From App Store
Apple To Pull All 181 Vaping Apps From App Store
November 15, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Apple is pulling all 181 vaping-related apps currently available on its App Store as health concerns mount over vaping-related illnesses and 42 vaping-related deaths, Axios...

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Can ‘21’ Keep The Vaping Industry From Running Afoul Of The Regulators?
Can ‘21’ Keep The Vaping Industry From Running Afoul Of The Regulators?
October 15, 2019  |  Consumer Authentication

May you live in interesting times. That’s supposedly a curse as much as a blessing, but no matter what, it certainly applies to the online...

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NY Lawsuit Claims Online Retailers Selling eCigs To Underage Buyers
NY Lawsuit Claims Online Retailers Selling eCigs To Underage Buyers
October 09, 2019  |  Legal

More than 20 online eCigarette retailers are being sued by New York City for allegedly selling to children. Bloomberg is reporting that the suit follows...

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Alibaba Halts Vaping Component Sales In The US
Alibaba Halts Vaping Component Sales In The US
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

Regulators continue to examine reports of disease and deaths allegedly linked to eCigarettes. And amid that scrutiny, Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba said on Wednesday (Oct....

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Walmart Nixes eCigarette Sales
Walmart Nixes eCigarette Sales
September 20, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart has announced it will no longer sell eCigarettes after it sells out of its current inventory. The world’s biggest retailer currently sells brands including...

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India Approves Ordinance To Ban eCigarettes
India Approves Ordinance To Ban eCigarettes
September 18, 2019  |  Retail

In a move that will dash the plans for expansion of companies like Philip Morris and Juul Labs in the country, India prohibited the import,...

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Is Digital Age Verification Coming Of Age?
Is Digital Age Verification Coming Of Age?
July 02, 2019  |  Authentication

Thanks to the digital economy and its supporting technology, we can say we are in the “golden age” of this and that. The golden age...

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Can Age Verification Standards Save The eCigarette Business?
Can Age Verification Standards Save The eCigarette Business?
June 28, 2019  |  Authentication

Now that San Francisco is on the verge of banning eCigarettes, the question naturally turns to whether other municipalities and states will follow suit. Will...

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