Michigan on Wednesday became the first state to ban flavoured e-cigarettes in a measure that Governor Gretchen Whitmer said is meant to help curb the use of the products by youth ” and one that comes as teen vaping continues to skyrocket in the country.
Altria Group, America’s biggest tobacco company and makers of the iconic Marlboro brand, is laying off workers to save $US300 ($425) million per year. Where are they going to put all that money? Into a true growth market: electronic cigarettes.