AUGUSTA, Maine — Efforts to ban flavored e-cigarettes and reduce their appeal to youngsters have sputtered under industry pressure in over a half-dozen states this year even as one state, Michigan, moves ahead with its own restrictions and President Donald Trump promises federal ones.
Mint, menthol: Vape industry has dug heels in on flavor bans
Legislative battles over e-cigs proving fierce
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