Smoking advertised on television for the first time in their lives. Whats the impact of this marketing, do you think, among young people . I think it could be appealing to young people. And what we do know is that data from the cdc shows that e cigarette use among youth has also risen are rapidly from 2011 to 2012, it doubled. Thats very concerning. I think the same cdc study found one in five middle schoolers who tried ecigarettes say they had never tried a cigarette before. Michael mullins, you own three storeses in san rafael and santa rosa that sell the devices. What do you make of the various arguments and concerns about the products that you sell . Well, the same kind of arguments and concerns have been going on for quite some time now. One of the ones i hear over and over is the flavors. You know, flavored, they got rid of flavored cigarettes. So you cant have that anymore. But one thing that people seem to forget is that im an adult. You know, im in my late 30s. I like flavors,
Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Smoking Electronic Cigarettes could soon be illegal in most Public Places in San Francisco. But i think its really important to show i had a banana flavored one. Ul heres a peach flavored one. But i know that other flavors from bubble gum, gummy bears, and other flavors are not targeted at elders. Theyre targeted at teens and youth. The board of supervisors voted unanimously this week to include ecigarettes in the citys strict antismoking laws. A similar measure is being considered in Santa Clara County next week. Ecigarettes are getting popularity especially among teens providing nicotine but instead of producing smoke, they emit a vapor. Supporters say they offer smokers a less harmful alternative. Opponents contend e cigarettemakers are targeting young people through marketing joining me now for a discussion about ecigarettes are michael mullins, founder and ceo of digital ciggz, rachel grana at ucsf, and marisa lagos, San Francis
Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Smoking Electronic Cigarettes could soon be illegal in most Public Places in San Francisco. But i think its really important to show i had a banana flavored one. Ul heres a peach flavored one. But i know that other flavors from bubble gum, gummy bears, and other flavors are not targeted at elders. Theyre targeted at teens and youth. The board of supervisors voted unanimously this week to include ecigarettes in the citys strict antismoking laws. A similar measure is being considered in Santa Clara County next week. Ecigarettes are getting popularity especially among teens providing nicotine but instead of producing smoke, they emit a vapor. Supporters say they offer smokers a less harmful alternative. Opponents contend e cigarettemakers are targeting young people through marketing joining me now for a discussion about ecigarettes are michael mullins, founder and ceo of digital ciggz, rachel grana at ucsf, and marisa lagos, San Francis
Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Smoking Electronic Cigarettes could soon be illegal in most Public Places in San Francisco. But i think its really important to show i had a banana flavored one. Ul heres a peach flavored one. But i know that other flavors from bubble gum, gummy bears, and other flavors are not targeted at elders. Theyre targeted at teens and youth. The board of supervisors voted unanimously this week to include ecigarettes in the citys strict antismoking laws. A similar measure is being considered in Santa Clara County next week. Ecigarettes are getting popularity especially among teens providing nicotine but instead of producing smoke, they emit a vapor. Supporters say they offer smokers a less harmful alternative. Opponents contend e cigarettemakers are targeting young people through marketing joining me now for a discussion about ecigarettes are michael mullins, founder and ceo of digital ciggz, rachel grana at ucsf, and marisa lagos, San Francis
I am sorry i missed the 7,000 wisky a few weeks ago. You should be. Ill be on nightly Business Report on pbs. Its long story, but please join us if you can. Stocks have been under pressure ul day. James bow lard said Interest Rate increases could come sooner than later, but what would you expect him to say. Were well off the lows of the day. I dont know if theres a correlation there, kelly. We started to come back when it became clear that the u. S. Would advance to the group of 16. Spurious correlation. What should yu make from the interesting comments . Well, the outspoken paul mccully is here to way in. The other big story of the day, of course, gopros redhot ipo shares soared on the nasdaq after its offering on the high end of the range. How will it close, you ask. Stick around. Were going look at that. Right now were still seeing declines looking more like monday than tuesday. Lets talk about it. Peter anderson from Congress Wealth management. Heather hues. Dan greenhouse from bti