JUUL reps. grilled on Capitol Hill

(NBC NEWS) – Juul Co-Founder James Monsees appeared before a house oversight subcommittee today in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Monsees told committee members Juul was developed for adult smokers who want to quit smoking traditional cigarettes.

He stressed the company never wanted non-nicotine users to ever use Juul products.

“We don’t want any underage consumer using this product. We need to work together to make sure that no underage consumers use this product. It is terrible for our business, it is terrible for public health, it is terrible for our reputation. None of this is good stuff” said James Monsees, Co-Founder of Juul Labs.

Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi opened today’s hearing saying he is extremely concerned about Juul’s marketing tactics in targeting youth.

Monsees did acknowledge that the use of E-cigarettes by underage Americans is a huge problem.

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