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posted by takyon on Wednesday June 26 2019, @02:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the vape-nay dept.

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San Francisco bans e-cigarette sales

San Francisco has become the first US city to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are clearer. Officials on Tuesday voted to ban stores selling the vaporisers and made it illegal for online retailers to deliver to addresses in the city.

The California city is home to Juul Labs, the most popular e-cigarette producer in the US. Juul said the move would drive smokers back to cigarettes and "create a thriving black market".

San Francisco's mayor, London Breed, has 10 days to sign off the legislation, but has indicated that she would. The law would begin to be enforced seven months from that date, although there have been reports firms could mount a legal challenge.

Anti-vaping activists say firms deliberately target young people by offering flavoured products. Critics say that not only is more scientific investigation into the health impact needed, vaping can encourage young people to switch to cigarettes.

Also at CNET.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 26 2019, @03:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 26 2019, @03:32AM (#859981)

    Anti-vaping activists say firms deliberately target young people by offering flavoured products.

    Why don't we just force cigarettes, vapes, beer and wine to taste like dogshit! It'll keep the children off!

    I am still amazed that in this country, where "sin" is demonized by anyone who feels the call to force people to do things "for their own good", weed managed to charge through the back door like gay marriage and go from illegal to acceptable within 10 years *and* survive a presidential transition.