The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers.
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People across the nation may see an increase in the legal age to buy tobacco products by Friday.
In another sign Juul is struggling financially, the San Francisco-based e-cigarette maker might sell its building in the SOMA district.
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A woman from Vacaville is the first in the Bay Area to die from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes. Officials say 45-year-old Amanda Arconti was a previously healthy woman who began vaping six months ago.
