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(Photo Credit: AP)Albany, NY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed new laws to ban sales of electronic cigarettes in New York to anyone under 18 and to prohibit smoking within 100 feet of the entrances to public or private schools.
The smoking restriction takes effect immediately. Residences or residential property within the 100-foot perimeter would be excluded.
Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered devices used to inhale vaporized liquid nicotine instead of tobacco smoke. The ban on sales to minors takes effect Jan. 1.
Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, said e-cigarettes, which are currently unregulated, are made in flavors such as bubble gum and chocolate meant to appeal to youths and contain highly addictive nicotine.
She said they would “hook yet another generation” on a deadly habit.
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Sep 19, 2012 at 08:39 PM a nelson Says:Report as Inappropriate
i dont smoke, i hate cigarette smoke, but we are getting a little too fascisitc here.
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Sep 19, 2012 at 09:43 PM curious Says:Report as Inappropriate
I don't like the soda size liimit but I find this reasonable. People should not be forced to inhale smoke and they have no choice but to enter their school or stand infront, waiting for a bus for extended periods.
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Sep 20, 2012 at 01:16 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I don't like the soda size liimit but I find this reasonable. People should not be forced to inhale smoke and they have no choice but to enter their school or stand infront, waiting for a bus for extended periods. ”
For heaven sake, these are E-cigarettes, that do not contain real smoke.
If that's the case they should ban Nicotine Gum.
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Sep 20, 2012 at 01:16 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I don't like the soda size liimit but I find this reasonable. People should not be forced to inhale smoke and they have no choice but to enter their school or stand infront, waiting for a bus for extended periods. ”
The age of Banning.
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Sep 20, 2012 at 01:17 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I don't like the soda size liimit but I find this reasonable. People should not be forced to inhale smoke and they have no choice but to enter their school or stand infront, waiting for a bus for extended periods. ”
More tickets more revenue.