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San Francisco becomes first US city to ban sale of e-cigarettes | San Francisco becomes first US city to ban sale of e-cigarettes |
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San Francisco voted to ban e-cigarettes in the first legislation of its kind in the United States. | San Francisco voted to ban e-cigarettes in the first legislation of its kind in the United States. |
Supervisors approved a measure banning the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in an effort to curb the rise of youth vaping. The measure will now go for final approval to San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who said she will sign the legislation, and stores in the city will be required to remove e-cigarettes from their shelves. | Supervisors approved a measure banning the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in an effort to curb the rise of youth vaping. The measure will now go for final approval to San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who said she will sign the legislation, and stores in the city will be required to remove e-cigarettes from their shelves. |
However, it will still be legal to purchase traditional cigarettes and marijuana products, including vapes for cannabis, in the city of San Francisco. | |
Number of US teens using e-cigarettes surges to 5m in one year – study | Number of US teens using e-cigarettes surges to 5m in one year – study |
After decades of decline in youth cigarette smoking, the rise of vaping has led to a major boost in nicotine use for people under the age of 21. More than 4.9 million American teens used e-cigarettes in 2018, an increase of 1.5 million teens in just one year. | |
San Francisco is home to Juul, with more than a 50% share of the market making it the biggest producer of e-cigarettes in the country. Juul markets itself as a smoking alternative for adults seeking to quit, but San Francisco supervisor Shamann Walton, who co-authored the legislation, sees it as a continuation of big tobacco. | San Francisco is home to Juul, with more than a 50% share of the market making it the biggest producer of e-cigarettes in the country. Juul markets itself as a smoking alternative for adults seeking to quit, but San Francisco supervisor Shamann Walton, who co-authored the legislation, sees it as a continuation of big tobacco. |
“We spent a few decades fighting big tobacco in the form of cigarettes,” Walton said. “Now we have to do it again in the form of e-cigarettes.” | “We spent a few decades fighting big tobacco in the form of cigarettes,” Walton said. “Now we have to do it again in the form of e-cigarettes.” |
Juul has continued to expand its headquarters, announcing the purchase of a new 29-story skyscraper to accommodate its “rapidly growing team” on the same day the e-cigarette ban first passed the committee. | |
A spokesman from Juul told the Guardian the company will continue to push back against the legislation and is reportedly developing a ballot measure in November to keep e-cigarettes available for purchase. | |
“This full prohibition will drive former adult smokers who successfully switched to vapor products back to deadly cigarettes, deny the opportunity to switch for current adult smokers, and create a thriving black market instead of addressing the actual causes of underage access and use,” spokesman Ted Kwong said. | |
Juul has taken some measures to prevent young people from taking up vaping , including banning the sale of flavored pods and restricting bulk purchases to prevent sharing products. | |
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