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More than half of the businesses cited by the city of LA for being illegally open during the Safer at Home order are smoking and tobacco shops. Lolita Lopez reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on

The nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general.

In a story February 28, 2020, about a House bill on vaping, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is a Democrat

Lung-related illnesses directly tied to vaping have killed four people in California. In a rare interview, one LA woman tells the NBC4 I-Team she could have met the same fate. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.

Every breath is painful for Julia Itzin. While she was in the hospital, suffering from something her doctor said is commonly referred to as “vape lung,” she would record videos of herself crying as she struggled to speak. “I’m not OK today,” she said in one of the videos. “My chest hurts so bad.” Now, out of the hospital,...

The I-team went along with the LAPD for undercover busts on shop owners selling vaping products to underage buyers. Lolita Lopez and the I-Team reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.

Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already moved on to a newer kind of vape that isn’t covered by the flavor ban.

A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal, NBC News reports.

The Anaheim Union High School District is among the latest to file lawsuits against Juul for marketing its e-cigarettes and related products to children, attorneys said Tuesday. The Anaheim school district’s suit was among five filed Monday — bringing to 15 the number of such complaints brought in recent weeks against the San Francisco-based vaping company, which could not immediately…

Shopping for illicit vape cartridges on Instagram is astonishingly simple. Open the app, plug in a hashtag such as #vapecartsforsale and — voilà — multiple posts appear with pictures of THC cartridges. In the comments or caption section, sellers advertise their products and post phone numbers for would-be buyers. “Shop here everything is good,” one seller wrote above a phone...

An op-ed written by LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner takes aim at the vaping epidemic — specifically Juul. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

The new year is beginning with a renewed battle against flavored tobacco. San Francisco has already led the way and on Monday, the entire state followed suit for a complete ban.

U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices....

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes...

A vape pen explosion injured a woman, and it’s a far more common occurrence than one may think. Tony Shin reported on NBC4 News at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2019.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, “We’re going to protect our families, we’re going to protect our children, and we’re going to protect the industry.” Trump was vague about what the plan would entail, but suggested “certain flavors” in cartridge-based e-cigarettes would be taken off...

Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the United States. The new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping products that heat a liquid containing nicotine. Usually, new legislation doesn’t take effect right away. The change simply increased the age limit in existing law, so…

Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the “vast majority” of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and they say doctors should monitor patients more closely after they go home from the hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the updated advice Friday. And, in a related move Friday, authorities investigating how patients obtained...

Facebook and Instagram will no longer allow influencers to promote vaping, tobacco products or weapons on its platforms using “branded content.”

Instagram announced Wednesday it would no longer allow “branded content” that promotes those goods on either platform.

The number of teenagers vaping marijuana has risen dramatically within the past two years, increasing at a near-record pace, according to an analysis published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In just one year’s time — between 2018 and 2019 — the percentage of high school seniors who reported vaping pot within the past month rose from 7.5 percent to 14 percent.

School districts across the Bay Area have sued Juul Labs, alleging the vaping company targeted minors with its marketing methods.