Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Missouri joins multi-state, bipartisan investigation of JUUL

(From Attorney General Eric Schmitt)

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Tuesday that Missouri has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of JUUL Labs.

The 39-state multistate coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, and more.

“Ensuring that Missourians, especially our kids and teenagers, are protected is an integral part of my job as Attorney General. With this multi-state investigation, we will be looking closely into JUUL’s marketing practices, specifically relating to younger consumers,” said Attorney General Schmitt.










While traditional cigarette use has plummeted among youth, vaping is skyrocketing, undermining national progress towards reducing tobacco use.

The National Youth Tobacco Survey conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control in 2019 found more than 5 million youth reported having used e-cigarettes within the past 30 days, up from 3.6 million just one year prior.

In 2019, according to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 4 high school students said that they use vaping products.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

OK, you can stop your stupid, tax $ wasting investigation. I'll take liberty, freedom and personal responsibility. Thank you