Juul Labs Creates Age Verifying E-Cigarette Pods

The mission of the new platform is to encourage adult smokers to switch from combustible cigarettes to E-cigarettes while restricting underage access.

The E-cigarette company Juul Labs is requesting authorization to sell what they’re referring to as the ‘next generation’ vape.

The new vape can verify a user’s age by pairing with a phone app, requiring a customer to either upload their government ID and a real-time selfie or input personal information and allow a third-party database to verify their identity.

A unique Pod ID chip within the Juul device can also detect counterfeit cartridges made by other companies.

The mission of the new platform is to encourage adult smokers to switch from combustible cigarettes to E-cigarettes while restricting underage access. The legal age to purchase E-cigarettes in the U.S. is 21.

If approved by the FDA, Juul Labs has yet to decide on a name to market the product, but it could be dubbed the ‘Juul 2’ as it is advertised as in the UK and Canada where it has already hit the market.