>I'll never understand why lawmakers think that fruit and other flavorings for tobacco are aimed at getting kids hooked. Because the companies themselves have

>I'll never understand why lawmakers think that fruit and other flavorings for tobacco are aimed at getting kids hooked. Because the companies themselves have admitted to marketing towards this demographic. [1] The market was wildly unregulated and it was printing free money for these companies to target kids and sell these pods in retail stores. Heck I even remember going to a gamestop and seeing video game style vape pods. I'm not going to comment on the ban itself, but I think it is reasonable to assume that these companies have very big incentives to target minors and create brand loyalty early on since regulations can be quite murky regarding e-cigarettes. [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/11/16/the-disturbing-focus-of-juuls-early-marketing-campaigns/#275f6c0e14f9 https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/11/16/t...