As industrial designers, we discussed using a Roomba-like vacuum cleaner that could drive around a city to suck up all cigarette filters laying around, Van der Vleuten told Digital Trends
Instead, they chose to mask the taste with fruit, candy, and mint flavors that appealed to children and by giving them names like Gummi Bears, Froot Loops, Hawaiian Punch and Sweet Tarts
It is the UK legal maximum, and it is the standard strength for prefilled pods precisely because it is aimed at people coming off cigarettes
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