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An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [15] is a device that simulates smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [16] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [17]
Smoking was banned in Berlin in 1723, in Königsberg in 1742, and in Stettin in 1744. These bans were repealed in the revolutions of 1848. [27] Prior to 1865 Russia had a ban on smoking in the streets. [28] The first building in the world to ban smoking was the Old Government Building in Wellington, New Zealand in 1876. The ban related to ...
"Regulating vapes like cigarettes would only serve to reinforce misunderstandings about the relative risks of vaping and send the wrong message to smokers," said Marina Murphy, senior director of ...
Therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration of 20 mg/mL or less are available from a pharmacy to anyone 18 years or older subject to a pharmacists approval. Therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration greater than 20 mg/mL or for anyone under 18 require a prescription. [168] Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169]
Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools could be banned, the Health Secretary has said, although the Government has rowed back on making it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens ...
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has reversed its ban on Juul e-cigarettes while it reviews new court decisions and considers updated information provided by the vape maker.
Statewide vaping ban: Effective January 1, 2016, vaping is prohibited in all smoke free areas, which includes bars and restaurants. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state. [30] On October 4, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued a 180-day ban on the sale of flavored vapes.
It comes as the Local Government Association urged tobacco-style regulations on the display of vaping products in shops, also to deter under-18s.