JUUL patents AI-powered device to curb addiction by releasing smaller amounts of nicotine

JUUL has been called ‘highly addictive’, but the firm may be developing a new product that helps users kick the habit once and for all. The San Francisco company filed a patent that describes an artificial intelligence powered product that delivers fewer nicotine amounts to the user by learning their smoking habits over time. The … Read more

Juul to make new e-cigarette that only unlocks for users aged at least 21 via an app

Juul Labs, Inc is reportedly developing a new vaporizer that is designed to only unlock for users older than 21.  The e-cigarette maker says an app will lock the device and it will only unlock if users can verify that they are above the legal age to smoke in the US, according to The Wall … Read more

US senators slam Juul for partnering with Big Tobacco and ‘getting a generation hooked on tobacco’ 

US senators slam Juul for partnering with Big Tobacco, allegedly funding anti-regulation lawmakers and ‘getting a generation hooked on tobacco’ Popular e-cigarette company Juul has been widely blamed for fueling the youth vaping epidemic, largely through its marketing processes   Last year it promised to make efforts to curb adolescent use of its products  But it … Read more