Saturday, March 30, 2013

NC Lawmakers Worry Kids Could Buy Electronic Cigarettes

BUS_00009253_0_Uru1AowcIn this video from Charlotte, North Carolina’s WSOC TV, Senator Ellie Kinnaird (D) explains why she has proposed a bill specifically barring the sale of electronic cigarettes to those under 18.



“I was concerned that they might find a away around [the current] law to allow minors to buy these products, saying they’re not really tobacco.”



While every vendor we know of already restricts this type of sale, I think very few people would argue that point that kids shouldn’t be buying e-cigarettes, and we frankly don’t have a problem with clarifying the laws on the books to make it explicit. Where it starts to get concerning is where bills like this one are used to also pass other restrictions on e-cigarettes, such as taxes and license requirements, that aren’t necessary.  In this case, we’ve read Kinnaird’s bill and it is limited only to those sections of current law prohibiting cigarette sales to minors, and for that we are grateful.





Lawmakers worry kids could buy electronic cigarettes | www.wsoctv.com

NC Lawmakers Worry Kids Could Buy Electronic Cigarettes

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