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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he doesn’t want to wait for the federal government to take action against banning e-cigarettes.
So this week state health officials in New York are going to issue an emergency regulation banning flavored e-cigarettes across the state.
Cuomo says the focus is on keeping kids for picking up e-cigs.
The governor says he’s also talked to police about cracking down on stores that sell these products to anyone under eighteen.
He is even considering doing undercover investigations and there could eventually be criminal penalties involved.
Interestingly enough the American Lung Association is unhappy with the announcement saying it doesn’t go far enough to really address the issue.
The ban does not include tobacco and menthol products.
The American Lung Association points out that menthol e-cigs are favored by a majority of high school students.
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