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Statewide vaping ban As of June 2016, e-cigarettes are included in California's smoke free laws. E-cigarette use is prohibited in workplaces and many public spaces, including restaurants and bars. It is allowed wherever smoking is allowed. [7]
On February 6, 2020, a woman from San Jose, California, became the first COVID-19 death in the U.S., though this was not discovered until April 2020. The case indicated community transmission was happening undetected in the state and the U.S., most likely since December.
Exempts the federally controlled VA hospital grounds, and smoking in cars traveling in the city. [48] Laguna Beach, California Bans smoking throughout the city including city beaches, parks, sidewalks, bike paths, alleys and in parking structures. The only places people are allowed to smoke are in inside homes and cars as of May 23, 2017 [49]
Smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for more severe forms of COVID-19, and now vaping is under fire for similar reasons. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away any time soon: we need ...
Vaping is nowhere near as harmful as smoking cigarettes. However, health experts agree anyone who does not smoke should not start vaping, as it may cause long-term damage to lungs, hearts and brains.
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [127] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
The latest survey by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration found that although vaping remains the most popular form of tobacco use among minors, the number of middle- and high-school ...
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]