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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 12:13 am
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Originally Posted by Tchiowa
So why the movement to ban them or treat them the same as regular cigarettes?
Might have something to do with the second-hand smoke that could be inhaled by others. From the CDC Director in an article last year on e-cigarettes:

Just for good measure, Frieden threw in two more problems with e-cigarettes: People who use them can expose kids, teens and pregnant women to nicotine via secondhand smoke; and enterprising smokers can put marijuana or hallucinogens in an e-cigarette “tank.”
http://www.latimes.com/science/scien...429-story.html

From a CBS story in April:

The FDA says it has the authority to regulate e-cigarettes because they are tobacco products. It hopes to have rules that will include age restrictions finalized by June.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-reve...cigarette-use/
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