Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) says it’s fine with customers buying cigarettes in its stores, and it’s willing to stock products made with cannabidiol (CBD) even though there’s little scientific data to back up their efficacy, but it will absolutely, positively draw the line when it comes to electronic cigarettes. The drugstore operator says over the next 90 days it will remove e-cigs from all 2,469 stores in 18 states because of the “epidemic” of teen use of the devices. COO Bryan Everett said Rite Aid would be removing them even though “many feel these products are beneficial to those of legal age who are trying to quit the use of tobacco.” Rite Aid will soon sell cannabidiol-based products while banning e-cig sales. Image source: Getty Images. The Food and Drug Administration has been waging a battle against e-cig makers and tobacco companies over teen usage for more than a year. Rite Aid: E-Cigs Bad, Tobacco and CBD Rad
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