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Because some of those other flavors werent as available before. juuls sort of playing an interesting role here, john. i mean, in some ways the vaping community as a whole says there is juul and then us. juul has been proactive in this. anticipating regulation and trying to basically act preventively if you will here. whether thats going to make a difference, i dont know. this illness and death issue, they still got to figure this out. there are people who have no idea. theyre probably using ingr...

Off as them getting it in order to fit in. >> reporter: for them, its mostly juul. >> we were completely surprised by the youth usage of the product and we are taking measures now and will take increasing measures to prevent that use on a going forward basis. >> reporter: in 2018, the vaping story took a turn again. altria, the parent company to philip morris usa bought a 35% stake in juul and the new ceo of juul, he comes from the world of tobacco. >> you know, theyre going to make money if peo...

Altria, the parent company, bought a 33% stake in juul, and the ceo of juul comes from the world of tobacco. >> theyre going to make money if people smoke, theyre going to make money if people quit, so i think thats part of the problem. >> its a conflict, a huge one, and one that many in the vaping community are taking notice of, steadily distancing themselves from juul and blaming them and them alone for the dramatic rise in teen and youth addiction. >> i think there is a fundamental difference...