Juul’s internal playbook opens a rare window into influence in Washington
New Juul documents give a rare window into the otherwise opaque methods corporations use to influence the government.
WASHINGTON — A new trove of internal emails and other documents from the e-cigarette maker Juul reveals the company’s extensive behind-the-scenes efforts to promote its interests in Washington — a rare insight into the otherwise opaque methods corporations use to influence the government.
It’s well documented that Juul spent significant sums on registered lobbyists and political donations back in 2018 and 2019, when the head of the Food and Drug Administration declared youth vaping an epidemic, Congress held two days of hearings investigating Juul’s marketing to kids, and cities, states, and the federal government were threatening to ban the flavored vapes that made Juul so popular in the first place.
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