Massachusetts May Temporarily Ban E-Cigarette Sales

Source from:  VapingPost 09/29/2019

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, is urging the public health council to set in place a four month statewide ban on the sales of all vaping devices.

“I’m officially declaring a public health emergency in the Commonwealth due to severe lung disease associated with the use of e-cigarettes and marijuana-infused vaping products,” said Gov. Baker during a press conference last Tuesday.

This proposal comes in response to the panic spreading across the States due to the infamous cases of “vape-related” lung disease. A man from Kansas has become the ninth person to die of this condition and the total number of reported cases has now hit 530. The other tragic deaths took place in California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Oregon.

“I’m requesting that the public health council order a four-month temporary ban on the sale of all vaping products in retail establishments, online and through any other means, effective immediately,” added Baker, “We as a Commonwealth need to pause sales in order for our medical experts to collect more information about what is driving these life-threatening vaping-related illnesses.”

If this ban goes through, Massachusetts will be the first state to implement such a measure. Being proposed for four months, the ban would last till January 25, 2020, and would apply to all vaping products and electronic devices.  Enditem