The state’s attorney general sued 13 companies that make and distribute popular vaping devices, seeking a permanent ban on the flavored products.

New York State sued 13 flavored vaporizer sellers for allegedly targeting impressionable children with flashy ads, high nicotine content, and shady shipping practices.

New York sued several large e-cigarette manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday, saying they fueled a youth vaping epidemic by selling products with cartoonish packaging and flavors such as Baja Slushie,