Supreme Court divided over FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes
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With e-cigarette sales booming, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the FDA unlawfully blocked approval of more than a million new flavored nicotine products.

Summary

The Supreme Court is reviewing whether the FDA unlawfully blocked over a million kid-friendly flavored vape products, which critics say fuel youth nicotine addiction.

Despite FDA bans, flavors like fruit and candy dominate illicit vape sales, with 1.6 million minors using such products.

Vape companies argue flavored e-liquids help adult smokers quit, but the FDA counters that their evidence is insufficient to outweigh youth addiction risks.

A lower court sided with the companies, and the Supreme Court’s ruling, expected by June 2025, could reshape vaping regulations.

  • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I’d love to stick to the non-illicit sales, however, they banned everything except “Knock off tobacco flavor” which was deemed “safe” by the FDA at the behest of Tobacco industry lobbyists.

    I’ll take my “unknown risks” over “known risks of lung cancer, throat cancer, and COPD”… Because as of now, I’m breathing better, and am in better shape now that I gave up combustion of tobacco excepting in a blunt.

    Which, interestingly enough, is another area I prefer the “illicit sales” than the “legal sales”… Cannabis in NYS has a shite legal market, and a really good “illicit market”.