FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaksduring the opening day of the year for the general session of the state legislature in Atlanta. Vaping giant Juul Labs has donated thousands of dollars to court state attorneys general. But the lobbying strategy may be backfiring. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
March 9, 2020
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Juul Labs sought to court state AGs as teen vaping surged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general in an effort to build relationships with these powerful officials and potentially head off legal challenges over how it promoted and sold its vaping products.