Tag: nicotine

Biden Administration Wants to Remove Most Nicotine From Cigarettes

President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed removing most nicotine from cigarettes in an effort to make the products less addictive. The proposal, outlined in a brief agenda by the Department of Health and Human Services, would establish a lower ceiling for nicotine levels in cigarettes and some similar products. “Because tobacco-related harms primarily result from addiction…


Juul to Pay $40 Million in North Carolina Teen Vaping Suit Settlement

DURHAM N.C.—Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that the company had fueled an explosion in teen vaping. A state judge accepted the first-of-its-kind agreement with a…