[11] For more information, review Raising the Tobacco Sale Age to 21: Building Strong Enforcement into the Law
As the youth e-cigarette epidemic grew, Altria, maker of the best-selling cigarette brand Marlboro, announced it had invested a $12.8 billion stake in JUUL Labs, maker of the top-selling e-cigarette and, in September 2019, an Altria executive was announced as JUULs new CEO
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Several years later when COVID hit and she had finally recovered, Kathy wanted to do something to give back to the nurses and doctors who did everything to make her long stay in the hospital more comfortable