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An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. Device to vaporize substances for inhalation A vaporization heat wand and vaporization chamber bowl used to deliver vapor through a water pipe A vaporizer or vaporiser, colloquially known as a vape, is a device used to vaporize substances for inhalation. Plant substances can be used ...
Though the city-wide smoking ban remains intact, the vaping ban itself was lifted in 2016 due to a state law which was passed then, prohibiting e-cigarettes and vape products from being regulated in the same way as tobacco. In 2019 the city-wide vaping ban was reinstated, via a separate ordinance, by a unanimous vote from the City Council. [19 ...
From January 2023 to 2025, authorities seized more than $420 million of disposable vape devices across U.S. ports, Marianos said, only a fraction of what got through.
California Disposable Vape Ban Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, announces a bill that would ban the sale of new or refurbished single-use e-cigarettes, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 ...
Vape bans crush small business, hinder smoking cessation efforts, argue proponents Puff Bar E-Cigarette products sit on a counter on October 12, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Puff is one of the brands ...
A wide range of disposable and reusable e-cigarettes exist. [42] Disposable e-cigarettes are offered for a few dollars, and higher-priced reusable e-cigarettes involve an up-front investment for a starter kit. [9] Some e-cigarettes have a LED at the tip to resemble the glow of burning tobacco. [45] The LED may also indicate the battery status. [1]
As an aid to quitting smoking, vaping is a temporary activity that reduces smoking and terminates once the smoker has completed the transition away from nicotine. To the extent that vaping aids the transition, its health effects are positive. Alternatively, smokers can substitute vaping for smoking without intending to transition.