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State’s High Court Rules NYC Tobacco Laws Apply to E-Cigarettes

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/01/5/state-supreme-court-upholds-city-s-e-cigarette-ban.html

Vapers will have to follow the same laws as smokers following a ruling by the State Supreme Court.

The court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a smoker’s rights group to overturn the city’s ban on electronic cigarettes in the same places where traditional cigarettes are banned.

The devices do not use tobacco, but instead use a liquid containing nicotine and other ingredients that users inhale as vapor.

Supporters of e-cigarettes say the devices help more smokers away from tobacco, and that the ban will make their lives more difficult.

But anti-smoking activists say e-cigarettes can actually lead young people toward using tobacco.

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