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Electronic Cigarettes
335 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
Lessons from Regulating E-Cigarettes: A Case of Coercive Paternalism, Nudging, or Behaviorally Informed Boosting
Zahra Takhshid (University of Denver), Lessons from Regulating E-Cigarettes: A Case of Coercive Paternalism, Nudging, or Behaviorally Informed Boosting, Iranian J. Biomedical L. & Ethics (2020):After reports of alarming number…
The Continuum of Risk
JUUL Enters Into Consent Judgment with North Carolina
By Azim Chowdhury, Neelam Gill, Ian Murray
On June 28, 2021, North Carolina Attorney General Joshua Stein announced entry of a final consent judgment between JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) and North Carolina. This consent judgment ends a…
Tobacco Law Blog
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Latest ENDS Industry Challenges to FDA Regulation
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice, Christina Sava
We previously blogged about two cases challenging the constitutionality of FDA’s “Deeming Rule,” the authority by which FDA extended its regulation of tobacco products to electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”).…
The Continuum of Risk
Update on Tobacco-Related Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs recently published the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. This year’s Department of Health and Human Services’ agenda addresses…
Tobacco Law Blog
Senators Introduce Federal Legislation to Tax ENDS and Substantially Increase Taxes for Other Tobacco Products
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice, Bryan Haynes
On April 22, Senator Dick Durbin and others introduced the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 (S. 1314). The bill would establish a federal excise tax for electronic nicotine delivery…
The Continuum of Risk
Ahead of Final Rule, U.S. Postal Service Publishes Guidance Regarding Non-Mailability of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
By Azim Chowdhury, Galen D. Rende
As we have previously reported, on December 27, 2020, Congress amended the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act to apply to e-cigarettes and all vaping products (referred to in the…
Cannabis Law Now
Postal Service Provides Guidance on Applications for Exceptions to the PACT Act
By Former Attorney Seth Mailhot
On April 19, 2021, the U.S. Postal Service issued a notice regarding the upcoming changes to Publication 52, which is titled “Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail.” Postal Service, “Treatment of…
The Continuum of Risk
FTC Orders E-Cigarette Manufacturers to Provide Advertising and Sales Information
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
Reposted from Keller and Heckman’s Blog, Consumer Protection Connection. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to five e-cigarette manufacturers (JUUL Labs, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, Fontem US, LLC, Logic…
Tobacco Law Blog
U.S. Postal Service Issues Proposed Rule Regarding ENDS Nonmailability and Exceptions
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice, Bryan Haynes, Robert Claiborne, Agustin Rodriguez
On February 19, 2021, a proposed rule from the U.S. Postal Service (the “USPS”), regarding the treatment of electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) in the mail, was published in the…
Tobacco Law Blog
Congress Passes Legislation Sweeping ENDS into PACT Act
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice, Agustin Rodriguez
On December 21, 2020, as part of the omnibus 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress passed legislation extending the applicability of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (“PACT”) Act to electronic nicotine…