Juul is reportedly facing a federal criminal investigation for getting teenagers hooked on vaping

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Juul's future is getting cloudy.

The e-cigarette industry as a whole has come under fire as it becomes clear just how many teenagers starting vaping thanks to companies' flavored nicotine pens. Now, California prosecutors are conducting a federal criminal investigation into e-cig company Juul for its role in facilitating those addictions, people familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.