Juul
Juul, a discreet, stylish e-cigarette introduced by the innovative vaporizer company Pax Labs in 2015, may be too cool for its own good.
Juul dominates the U.S. market, accounting for 73 percent of e-cigarette sales as of September. But the same features that appeal to adult smokers interested in switching to a much less hazardous nicotine habit—sleek design, convenience, flavor variety, cost-effectiveness—also appeal to teenagers. And that has provoked the ire of federal regulators.
The device, which resembles an elongated flash drive and comes in black, silver, blush gold, or turquoise, can be quickly charged in a USB port. When you pick it up, an indicator light tells you how much of the charge is left.
The starter kit, available for $50 from Juul's website (which uses age verification to ensure buyers are 21 or older), includes a charger and four pods containing a 5 percent nicotine solution in mint, crème, mango, and Virginia tobacco flavors. Each pod is roughly equivalent to a pack of cigarettes, and a four-pack goes for $16, so switching to Juul slashes costs for smokers as well as disease risks.
Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recognizes Juul as "a viable alternative for adult smokers who want to get access to satisfying levels of nicotine without all the harmful effects of combustion." Still, he worries that an "epidemic" of underage vaping shows "these products are too appealing to kids." The trick, which no one has accomplished yet, is making a product less attractive to teenagers without also making it less attractive to adults.
This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Juul."
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post comments
Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recognizes Juul as “a viable alternative for adult smokers who want to get access to satisfying levels of nicotine without all the harmful effects of combustion.” Still, he worries that an “epidemic” of underage vaping shows “these products are too appealing to kids.” The trick…
The trick is to find an FDA Commissioner that does not exercise compulsive regulation in a state of cognitive dissonance. If people quit smoking cigarettes with a vape or start vaping instead of starting smoking cigarettes, regardless of age, this is a good thing.
Arguing that teens should not have access to vapes is the same as arguing that they should not have access to contraception, medication, or verily even that they should have the right to travel–any choice they can make might have negatives associated with it, damn the benefits.
This is a secret article.
Most of the windows 10 user still doesn’t know that how to add desktop icon on home screen. so just from our website http://desktopiconswindows10.com/ get the tutorial to add desktop icons in windows 10 pc in easiest way.