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Montana to receive $6 million in e-cigarette settlement – Daily Montanan [1]

['Daily Montanan Staff', 'More From Author', '- September']

Date: 2022-09 

Montana will receive more than $6 million as part of a multi-state settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL.

The multistate investigation that led to the settlement revealed that JUUL engaged in an advertising campaign that appealed to youth, even though its e-cigarettes are both illegal for them to purchase and are unhealthy for youth to use.

“Juul’s irresponsible marketing campaigns pushed young Montanans toward vaping and nicotine addiction,” Attorney General Knudsen said in a press release on Tuesday. “My office will continue to hold companies accountable that deceive or mislead consumers.”

The 34 participating states and territories are in the process of finalizing the settlement, a process that takes approximately 3-4 weeks, according to the release.

The $438.5 million settlement would be paid out over a period of six to ten years, with the amounts paid increasing the longer the company takes to make the payments. If JUUL chooses to extend the payment period up to 10 years, the final settlement would reach $476.6 million and result in additional payments to the State of Montana, the release stated.

As part of the settlement, JUUL has agreed to refrain from:

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