HALIFAX – Dozens of business owners and former smokers are voicing their opposition to a law that would restrict the sales of e-cigarettes in Nova Scotia and ban their use in indoor public places.
Shai Sinnis, co-owner of the End Vapor Shop, told a legislature committee Monday that e-cigarettes are not tobacco products and shouldn’t be treated as such.
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Sinnis says research shows e-cigarettes are an effective way for smokers to quit tobacco and measures such as restricting flavours will simply drive the market underground.
Heather DeLong says no product other than e-cigarettes was able to help her quit her pack-a-day smoking habit of 38 years.
The proposed law would also apply to water pipes and would ban the sale of flavoured tobacco, including the flavoured juice used by some in e-cigarettes.
The changes would also prohibit stores from selling e-cigarettes to those under 19 and retailers would also not be allowed to display, advertise or promote the devices, effectively treating them like regular cigarettes.
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