06-26-2019, 11:24 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48752929
San Francisco has become the first US city to ban sales of e-cigarettes until their health effects are clearer.
Officials on Tuesday voted to ban stores selling the vaporisers and made it illegal for online retailers to deliver to addresses in the city.
The Californian city is home to Juul Labs, the most popular e-cigarette producer in the US.
Juul said the move would drive smokers back to cigarettes and "create a thriving black market".
San Francisco's mayor, London Breed, has 10 days to sign off the legislation, but has indicated she will. The law would begin to be enforced seven months from that date, although there have been reports firms could mount a legal challenge.
Yeah, these kinds of bans often just lead to black markets (and the products on the black market are more dangerous, because they aren't regulated at all )
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if this ban leads to people switching to actual cigarettes...
San Francisco has become the first US city to ban sales of e-cigarettes until their health effects are clearer.
Officials on Tuesday voted to ban stores selling the vaporisers and made it illegal for online retailers to deliver to addresses in the city.
The Californian city is home to Juul Labs, the most popular e-cigarette producer in the US.
Juul said the move would drive smokers back to cigarettes and "create a thriving black market".
San Francisco's mayor, London Breed, has 10 days to sign off the legislation, but has indicated she will. The law would begin to be enforced seven months from that date, although there have been reports firms could mount a legal challenge.
Yeah, these kinds of bans often just lead to black markets (and the products on the black market are more dangerous, because they aren't regulated at all )
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if this ban leads to people switching to actual cigarettes...
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