Off the News: JUUL ordered off the market

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration ordered e-cigarette maker Juul to stop selling its popular vaping devices and tobacco and menthol-flavored cartridges, marketed as an alternative to tobacco-filled cigarettes. The next day, Juul asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to block the order.

The FDA says JUUL hasn’t shown that its e-cigarettes benefit public health — that they help smokers cut down or quit, and don’t hook teens. Teens have been a major part of Juul’s customer base, and vaping is a questionable path to good health. The FDA’s standards are sound.