House passes anti-vaping regulations
Alabama is one of just three states, Pennsylvania and Michigan were the other two, where is legal to sell vaping devices to a child. On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill, HB41, to regulate the booming vaping industry.
State Representative Shane Stringer, R-Mobile, is the sponsor. He and representative Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, were the lead representatives in pushing to regulate vaping in Alabama.
HB41 would ban stores and vape shops from selling vaping devices to children and persons under age 19. Selling tobacco is already illegal. It also limits the flavors of e-cigarettes that can be sold. The regulations would be enforced by the state ABC Board.
E-cigarettes produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine—the addictive drug in regular cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products—flavorings, and other chemicals that help to make the aerosol.
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