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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by cududa on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:19PM (#17595152)
Just went to juul.com - it clearly states in a pop-up it's an alternative not to "quit": JUUL Labs’ mission is to eliminate cigarettes. JUUL is intended for adult smokers who want to switch from combustible cigarettes.

Further, it's peppered all around their site: Warning: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical.

I don't vape, but I feel like this case is bull.

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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by detaro on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:22PM (#17595175)
Do you feel like this advertising sends the same message: http://www.ggeeoorrggiiaa.com/new-page-37/ ?
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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by lovehashbrowns on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:54PM (#17595434)
Yes, it's just a modern, hip advertisement. I don't follow the rules around ads and smoking but even that ad makes it clear that it's still smoking. The terminology was "Smoking evolved" and "x # of Puffs."
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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by cududa on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:57PM (#17595459)
I mean the PAX advertising doesn't really scream marijuana, but if you buy it you know what it's for. http://www.thenoonstore.com/?attachment_id=650
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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by darpa_escapee on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:40PM (#17595327)
They're really pushing it given the precedent the ban on cigarette TV ads set.
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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by sp332 on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:25PM (#17595200)
Last August https://web.archive.org/web/20170823043711/https://www.juulv... it said it was "satisfying" and had "cigarette-like nicotine levels". Both of those are apparently false.
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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by cududa on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:55PM (#17595445)
I'm confused - are you agreeing the the folks bringing the lawsuit or saying the product doesn't work?
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Re:Users Sue Juul for Addicting Them to Nicotine by sp332 on Monday July 23, 2018 @04:00PM (#17595479)
I'm agreeing with the ones bringing the lawsuit. The nicotine levels are higher than cigarettes and the users are not satisfied (according to the article anyway).
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