E-cigarette giant Juul Labs has reached a US$462 million (A$689 million) settlement with 6 US states, including New York and California, over claims it advertised to children. It’s the largest settlement Juul has made to date ​​- the company has now agreed to pay US$1 billion to 45 states for its role in the surge in vaping among young people. Juul has laid low since it first came under scrutiny in 2019, dropping all advertising and pulling its flavoured products from shelves. The company is still facing several lawsuits in other states, and the Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering a ban on its products. The youth vaping ‘epidemic’ is being tackled by governments worldwide, including Oz – but UK lawmakers are taking a very different approach… In the first policy of its kind, one million smokers will be given a free vaping kit to encourage them to give up the darts. #SquizShortcut