New York Governor Proposes Ban On Flavoured Vaping Products

Source from:  VapingPost 09/25/2019

Last Sunday, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an "emergency executive action" to ban the sale of flavored e-liquids/nicotine pods, used in e-cigarettes.

The governor said that an emergency meeting is being held in order to discuss the ban. “Manufacturers of fruit and candy-flavored e-cigarettes are intentionally and recklessly targeting young people, and today we’re taking action to put an end to it,” said Cuomo. “Names like, ‘Bubblegum’, ‘Cotton Candy’, ‘Captain Crunch’,” Cuomo said, “these are obviously targeted to young people and highly effective at targeting young people.”

This action, said Cuomo, came in response to the rise in teen vaping, adding that further enforcement will be set in place to ensure that stores are not selling to minors. “Those retailers are now on notice that we are ramping up enforcement and they will be caught and prosecuted.”

The governor spoke of the addictive nature of nicotine. “It is addicting young people to nicotine at a very early age and nicotine is highly addictive. It doesn’t even matter what product you are using. It is getting young people addicted to nicotine.”  Enditem