Chinese vape makers exploited a loophole in rules set during the first Trump administration to spread their products across America. Could the president's trade war now help stem the tide?
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Wearing two gold necklaces, a blue blazer draped over a fitted black shirt, and sporting short, curly brown hair glistening with a gel polish, Brady Bates looked more Wolf of Wall Street than a champion of children’s public health.
Brady Bates, owner of Fifty Bar, at an Arizona Senate hearing, February 12, 2025. Credit: State of Arizona
That may be why in early February, Arizona state senators looked skeptical as Bates — the owner of nicotine vaping device company Fifty Bar — tried t
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