Now e cigarette sellers are
claiming they're medicinal
and should be considered a
health product-much the
same way that cigarettes used
to be "good for your throat..."
Liz Neporent chronicles the
righteous indignation of the
electronic cigarette marketeers
over the products' exclusion
as a nicotine-based health aid
in the CVS Tobacco policy
change. The battle is now
raging on a number of fronts...
ABC News: E cigarette manufacturers fuming at CVS tobacco ban
This article for Reuters by Phil Wahba
and Julie Steenhuysen explains the
decision by CVS Caremark to stop
selling tobacco products by Oct. 1, 2014.
This is the first retail merchandiser to
take this step. It is expected to cost
CVS over $2 billion in annual sales;
but it is leading the way for other chain
merchandisers, who are also considering
a similar move to make tobacco less
readily available to the public.
Reuters: CVS to stop selling tobacco products later this year
