The state already has laws banning the sale of marlboro electronic cigarette
to people under the age of 18.But by adding the proposed ordinance to
city code, fines collected from violators would flow into city coffers,
rather than to the state, city attorney Dan White said.White added,
“That’s the principle reason for having this as a violation under city
code, because it’s a city fine and would then become part of the
(city’s) budget.”
The Legislature voted earlier this year to amend the state’s smoking laws to include Tobacco tar oil for electronic cigarette
on its list of regulated tobacco products, placing them alongside items
like cigarettes, cigars and snuff.Councilwoman Georgia Broyles, the
sponsor of the proposed ordinance, said she introduced it to increase
awareness of the dangers of e-cigarette use, especially in minors.
“I
believe they are poisonous,” Broyles said. “I don’t see any good in
them at all.”A secondary goal of the ordinance is to bring city code in
line with state law and improve uniformity, she said.Lisa Ammons with
the Prevention Management Organization of Wyoming told the council’s
Public Services Committee on Tuesday that while ego t electronic cigarette have been around since the 1960s, they have exploded in popularity recently.
The
percentage of sixth- through 12th-graders in Wyoming who have tried
e-cigarettes more than doubled between 2011 and 2012, Ammons
said.Electronic cigarette manufacturers have marketed their products,
especially flavored Tobacco tar oil for electronic cigarette,
toward minors, Ammons said.“No one really buys an e-cigarette in bubble
gum flavor as an adult,” she said.Part of the reason for the increased
popularity is the nationwide spread of smoke-free laws that ban smoking
in places like bars and restaurants, Ammons said.
Electronic
cigarettes are often not included in these bans, which allows smokers to
use them inside bars and restaurants.“E-cigarettes aren’t usually
addressed (in smoking bans) because they are so new,” Broyles
said.Broyles’ proposed ordinance only addresses the sale of e-cigarettes
to minors, not whether they can be used indoors.But Broyles said she is
“certainly open to looking at (adding an indoor Tobacco tar oil for electronic cigarette
smoking ban) as an amendment” to Cheyenne’s citywide ban on smoking
indoors in public buildings.No one really buys an e-cigarette in bubble
gum flavor as an adult, Well I may not vape bubblegum, I do enjoy my
fruit and sweet flavors.
Electronic cigarette manufacturers have
marketed their products, especially flavored e-cigarettes, toward
minors, Ammons said. Really? I don't see kids wanting to spend $100 for a
device.The electronic vaporizers meant to simulate cigarettes without
using tobacco have burst onto the scene of late, causing some confusion
about where they fall in regards to smoking bans and policies.
The State of Iowa has begun discussing how to address their use – Iowa’s 2008 Smoke-Free Air Act bans Tobacco tar oil for electronic cigarette
use in public places, enclosed work places and some outdoor areas, but
it doesn’t address the electronic devices. Electronic cigarettes use
small heaters that vaporize liquid nicotine and other compounds to
create a puff of hot gas that feels like tobacco smoke. The devices do
not contain tobacco products, and cartridges are available without
nicotine.
The collective feedback will give UI officials some
information as to how to proceed with possible e-cigarette regulations
on campus. Other universities across the county have integrated the new tobacco tar oil for electronic cigarette
into their existing smoking policies. The University of Texas, for
example, included the devices in its smoking prohibitions in 2011, and
the University of Illinois at Chicago banned e-cigarettes this year.
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