Walgreens, Kroger end e-cigarette sales as vaping crisis continues

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Walgreens and Kroger are the latest national retailers to get out of the vaping business amid health concerns and growing regulatory scrutiny.

Published 5:49 PM EDT Oct 7, 2019The move makes them the latest national retailers to get out of the vaping business amid health concerns and growing regulatory scrutiny.

"This decision is also reflective of developing regulations in a growing number of states and municipalities," Walgreens said in a statement. The company's archrival, CVS Pharmacy, has never sold e-cigarettes, CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo told USA TODAY in August.FTC orders Juul, R.J. Reynolds, other vaping companies to provide documents

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