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E-cigarette use is prohibited in workplaces and many public spaces, including restaurants and bars. It is allowed wherever smoking is allowed. [7] Communities can have stronger e-cigarette laws, e.g. covering parks, beaches, bus stops, outdoor worksites, and so on. [8] Sale of e-cigarettes to persons under 21 is prohibited. [9]
Many local and state jurisdictions have recently begun enacting laws that prohibit e-cigarette usage everywhere that smoking is banned, although some state laws with comprehensive smoke-free laws will still allow for vaping to be permitted in bars and restaurants while prohibiting e-cigarettes in other indoor places. [297]
The Chicago Clean Indoor Air Act was updated to mention e-cigarettes in 2014, making it the first major U.S. city to legislate e-cigarette use. [94] The Chicago Park District's Board of Commissioners has discussed banning all forms of smoking in Chicago parks, beaches, play lots and other facilities, but there is not yet a municipal ordinance.
The figures underscore the chaotic state of the nation’s $7 billion vaping market and raise questions about how the U.S. government can stop the flow of fruit-flavored disposable e-cigarettes ...
The National Health Interview Survey survey found in 2022 that roughly 6% of American adults used e-cigarettes and 2.1% used smokeless tobacco such as the increasingly popular Zyn and On! oral ...
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday the seizure of about 1.4 million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products, including commonly used brands such as Elf Bar, which has ...
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing more than 480,000 people each year. Nearly ...
Tobacco 21 is a campaign to prevent youth tobacco use in the United States, primarily through laws that raise the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine in the United States to 21. [1] [2] It also refers to various federal, state, and local laws based on Tobacco 21's model policy, raising the minimum sales age to 21. [3] [4]