/tags/vaping Vaping en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:08:38 GMT /news/2024-06-12/colorado-to-use-funding-from-settlement-with-e-cigarette-manufacturer-towards-youth-mental-health-services Colorado is using a major share of its 2023 settlement with Juul Labs to fund youth mental health and wellness support services. The state is offering $20 million in grants for school and community partnerships that help decrease youth vaping and build social connections. Chalkbeat Colorado Reporter Melanie Asmar joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:08:38 GMT /news/2024-06-12/colorado-to-use-funding-from-settlement-with-e-cigarette-manufacturer-towards-youth-mental-health-services Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado /news/2023-09-18/rep-lauren-boebert-apologizes-after-getting-kicked-out-of-show-and-falsely-denying-she-vaped Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized after getting kicked out of a musical play and then falsely denying that she had been vaping. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:55:16 GMT /news/2023-09-18/rep-lauren-boebert-apologizes-after-getting-kicked-out-of-show-and-falsely-denying-she-vaped Jesse Bedayn and Matthew Brown, Associated Press /news/2023-04-12/juul-labs-agrees-to-pay-462-million-settlement-to-6-states-including-colorado Embattled electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia. It is the largest settlement the company has reached so far concerning its role in the youth vaping surge. The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. marks the latest in a string of recent legal settlements Juul has reached across the country with cities and states. Like some other settlements, this latest agreement includes various restrictions on the marketing, sale and distribution of the company's vaping products. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:40:17 GMT /news/2023-04-12/juul-labs-agrees-to-pay-462-million-settlement-to-6-states-including-colorado Karen Matthews, Associated Press /news/2020-07-08/colorado-sues-juul-for-marketing-to-minors Colorado has filed a lawsuit against an e-cigarette manufacturer saying the company marketed products to children and downplayed health risks.The lawsuit… Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:01:54 GMT /news/2020-07-08/colorado-sues-juul-for-marketing-to-minors Associated Press /npr-news/2020-02-17/parents-teens-are-still-vaping-despite-flavor-ban-heres-what-theyre-using Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors. Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-17/parents-teens-are-still-vaping-despite-flavor-ban-heres-what-theyre-using Allison Aubrey /npr-news/2020-01-02/trump-administration-cracks-down-on-some-flavored-vaping-products The federal government is taking action to pull many flavored products popular with kids off the market. Public health advocates say the move doesn't go far enough. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:00:15 GMT /npr-news/2020-01-02/trump-administration-cracks-down-on-some-flavored-vaping-products Sydney Lupkin /npr-news/2019-12-19/vaping-related-lung-injuries-climb-past-2-500-and-54-deaths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said most people who have had lung injuries after vaping had consumed THC-containing products. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:09:58 GMT /npr-news/2019-12-19/vaping-related-lung-injuries-climb-past-2-500-and-54-deaths Vanessa Romo, Vanessa Romo /npr-news/2019-12-11/he-started-vaping-thc-to-cope-with-chronic-pain-then-he-got-sick A Navy veteran from Cleveland tried vaping marijuana to deal with his chronic pain. He landed in the hospital, becoming one of over 2,200 Americans who have suffered serious lung injury from vaping. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-12-11/he-started-vaping-thc-to-cope-with-chronic-pain-then-he-got-sick Marlene Harris-Taylor /npr-news/2019-11-18/politics-industry-backlash-stall-white-house-ban-on-flavored-vaping-products In September, the Trump administration said it would ban all flavored e-cigarette products in an effort to reduce the youth vaping epidemic. Since then, there's been no movement toward implementation. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:13:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-11-18/politics-industry-backlash-stall-white-house-ban-on-flavored-vaping-products Richard Harris /npr-news/2019-10-26/some-states-with-legal-weed-embrace-vaping-bans-warn-of-black-market-risks Many cases of vaping-related injury seem to involve THC, health officials say. That's led some states to take another look at the safety of the regulated cannabis market, as well as the black market. Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-10-26/some-states-with-legal-weed-embrace-vaping-bans-warn-of-black-market-risks Will Stone