Video games and cartoon images are among marketing techniques to get kids to try vaping. Maine has tried twice in recent years to ban sales, but there hasn't been enough legislative support.

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Advocates say aggressive marketing toward youth highlights need for a flavored tobacco ban in Maine

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Matteo Hardy has seen widespread vaping at Cony High School, and also the new, clever ways in which tobacco companies are luring teens into trying the products. There’s a hand-held video game that is also a vape pen with artwork styled like the book series “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” and even children’s clothing designed to conceal vaping devices from teachers and staff. “It’s just crazy what we see now,” said Hardy, 16, a junior at Cony High School…

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