CBS, Viacom, and WarnerMedia ban e-cigarette advertisements amid vaping health crisis

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge CBS, Viacom, and WarnerMedia have all decided to ban advertisements for Juul and other e-cigarette makers amid global health concerns over a mysterious vaping-related lung disease that has claimed the lives of seven people and hospitalized hundreds of others. The decision, reported first this afternoon by CNBC, follows a similar ban from WarnerMedia-owned CNN announced last week.CBS tells CNBC it will consider allowing vaping ads once research can show de