Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology

WASHINGTON (AP) — E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device. The new product was announced by federal regulators on Friday. It includes an electronic age-verification system to prevent underage use. The decision from the Food and Drug Administration means Juul can sell a new version of its vaping device for the first time since it launched in 2015. The company was briefly the top-selling e-cigarette in the country. But it faced a swift legal backlash over underage use of its nicotine-emitting products.