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December 20, 2013 03:57 am GMT
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New York City Adds E-Cigarettes to Smoking Ban
The New York City Council today voted 43-8 to ban e-cigarettes in all locations where regular cigarettes are already prohibited, including restaurants, offices and beaches.
The ruling will push "vapers," as e-cigarette users are known, into the same designated areas as smokers. It will also require all "no smoking" signs be updated to include "no e-cigarette use." It comes after a contentious city council debate over the electronic devices.
See also: The Rise Of E-Smoke
"For the New York City Council to take it upon themselves, based solely on what appears to be unscientific evidence, is disappointing, and I think a disservice to adult smokers," Miguel Martin, president of e-cigarette company Logic, told Mashable. Read more...
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