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Statewide vaping ban: Effective January 1, 2016, vaping is prohibited in all smoke free areas, which includes bars and restaurants. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state. [30] On October 4, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued a 180-day ban on the sale of flavored vapes.
However, as discrimination against smokers in the workplace has become more widespread in recent years, [citation needed] several states [which?] have enacted such laws more recently. [ citation needed ] In states without smoker protection laws some employers have begun refusing to hire new employees who smoke. [ 1 ]
Shops will be able to sell off whatever stock they have before the ban comes into place. The aim is to address the environmental impact from disposable vapes which contain plastics, metals, and a ...
"Regulating vapes like cigarettes would only serve to reinforce misunderstandings about the relative risks of vaping and send the wrong message to smokers," said Marina Murphy, senior director of ...
[164] [165] From 1 July 2024, all e-cigarettes (vapes) and vaping products can only be sold in a pharmacy. [166] The importation of disposable vapes is banned and all other vaping goods require an import licence or permit. [167] Flavours for vapes are restricted to mint, menthol, and tobacco.
New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from June 1 2025 has been laid out in Parliament.
The United States Congress has not attempted to enact any type of nationwide federal smoking ban in workplaces and public places. Therefore, such policies are entirely a product of state and local laws. In 1995, California was the first state to enact a statewide smoking ban for restaurants. [1]
Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools could be banned, the Health Secretary has said, although the Government has rowed back on making it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens ...