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by mimixco 2561 days ago
Indeed. Juul hasn't made any health claims so the clickbait title that they are copying big tobacco's playbook (when they are big tobacco now) is kind of silly.

It was also odd to read Juul's statements that they are an "alternative" for adult smokers but not intended as a cessation device. So they're for people who want to smoke cigs and Juul? That seems strange. They're trying to fit themselves into a regulatory niche and not be seen as a quit device nor as smoking. That's kind of impossible.

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> not intended as a cessation device.

> So they're for people who want to smoke cigs and Juul?

No, they want to wean smokers off cigarettes and have them continue using the Juul instead. Not a cessation device for nicotine, but for tobacco.