HALIFAX – The Canadian Cancer Society says it is disheartened after the Nova Scotia government decided to back down on its proposal to ban flavoured juice in e-cigarettes as well as flavoured tobacco.
Barbara Stead-Coyle, the CEO of the society’s Nova Scotia division, says the government’s amendments to its legislation that would regulate e-cigarettes are a “knee-jerk reaction.”
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The changes come after some people spoke out at a legislature committee earlier this week saying the legislation as it was proposed had unintended consequences.
Some of those who appeared before the committee said e-cigarettes helped them quit smoking.
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The legislation would still outlaw the use of water pipes such as hookahs and e-cigarettes in indoor public places.
The bill 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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