The 34 suing states were Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
“We think that this will go a long way in stemming the flow of youth vaping,” said William Tong, Connecticut’s Attorney General, earlier this year referring to the lawsuit. “We are under no illusions and cannot claim that it will stop youth vaping. It continues to be an epidemic. It continues to be a huge problem. But we have essentially taken a big chunk out of what was once a market leader.”
In a bid to avoid bankruptcy that would result from settling this suit, Juul Labs Inc. has had to accept financial help from its early investors whilst setting in motion plans to lay off about a third of its global staff.
Us consumers turn to other brands
In other news, as the Juul ban in the US remains under review, local consumers are already starting to consider other brands. Vape retailers are reporting that customers are already transitioning to alternative brands. Will Montgomery, a sales representative for Aj’s Liquor, highlighted that even if the Juul ban goes into effect, vape sales will not be affected as consumers will just migrate to different brands. “People are still going to need nicotine,” he said.
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