On September 11, the Trump administration announced that they are moving to ban the sale of e-cigarettes after a recent string of vaping related deaths.
Popular e-cigarette manufacturer Juul has become a hot commodity among teens since its creation in 2017. According to an analysis of Google Trends search data, Juul has been searched far more often than cigarettes have in the past year.
Surprisingly enough, Juul itself is a strong supporter of these bans on flavored e-cigarette products, as a spokesperson for the company recently told to CNBC.
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