Juul marketed to adults and hooked teens
November 25, 2019
Juul Labs co-founder James Menses told Congress, “We never wanted any non-nicotine user and certainly nobody underage to ever use Juul products.” The reality, according to former executives, employees and investors who spoke with The New York Times, was much less black and white than Mr. Menses asserts.
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