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Ingham County commissioners asked to license e-cigarettes, ban sales to minors

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TUESDAY, Oct. 13 — An Ingham County Health Department proposal would ban e-cigarette sales to minors and require vendors to obtain a tobacco license to sell them to anyone else starting next year.“Virtually anyone can buy and sell e-cigarettes in Ingham County right now, even children,” Linda S. Vail, the department’s chief executive, said today. “The sale of e-cigarettes to minors is a major health concern because e-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, a highly addictive drug.”Vail said licensing would “ensure e-cigarettes stay out of the hands of children and teens.”The department is asking the Ingham County Board of Commissioners to consider the proposal.A press release said that “According to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), current e-cigarette use among middle and high school students tripled from 2013 to 2014. E-cigarette use has surpassed every other tobacco product among teens, including conventional cigarettes.”The health department will hold a public meeting on the proposal at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 in Conference Room A of the Human Services Building, 5303 S. Cedar St. A public hearing on the proposed regulation is set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Board of Commissioners Room of the Ingham County Courthouse in Mason.

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