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The Supreme Court is reviewing whether the FDA unlawfully blocked over a million kid-friendly flavored vape products, which critics say fuel youth nicotine addiction.

Despite FDA bans, flavors like fruit and candy dominate illicit vape sales, with 1.6 million minors using such products.

Vape companies argue flavored e-liquids help adult smokers quit, but the FDA counters that their evidence is insufficient to outweigh youth addiction risks.

A lower court sided with the companies, and the Supreme Court’s ruling, expected by June 2025, could reshape vaping regulations.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm so conflicted on this. I'm an adult, and I like things that taste good (including flavored vape juice) even if they're not good for me. Again, I'm an adult capable of making my own choices. There are already controls in place to prevent youth from accessing them, and I wholly oppose banning them under the guise of "for the children". So, I'm hoping SC strikes down the block.

That said, this SC is a loose cannon, and if they do strike down the block, they'll probably do it in the worst way possible and declare the whole FDA unconstitutional or something.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm curious what they'll do as well as it was Trump's FDA that enacted this and decimated the entire industry which is the sole reason why 90% of people are using disposable vapes now instead of mods like they used to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Put on a blindfold and throw a dart? I've given up expecting any kind of logical consistency out of that group.

I'd have no problem banning the disposable ones as they're a scourge, but the juice is where I have the issue. Also, yeah, I do miss my re-buildable rigs, but no shops sell the parts anymore; it's all the packaged / disposable coils which I hate but grudgingly use.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How does the FDA block favor disposable vapes? I've also seen that trend of course, just curious how that has contributed to mods falling out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Because nearly all the US juice companies that were around had their applications rejected by the FDA and shut down once the rules were implemented. I'm honestly not even sure where all these disposibles and the few remaining juice brands are coming from, but it's probably China

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

disposables are in a quasi-legal loophole

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They'll keep the ban. Because they need to protect the tobacco industry.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

It'll just depend on Drumps mood when the SC asks him, maybe big tobacco pisses him off that day, who knows on this timeline