New bill legislates e-cigs, including sale to minors

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Healthy Living Minister Deanne Crothers introduced legislation today that would restrict the use and advertising of electronic cigarettes.

Crothers said in the House that Bill 30 would also prohibit the sale of e-cigs to minors.

“It will also restrict the display and advertising of e-cigarettes similar to the restrictions presently in place for tobacco products,” she said.

The bill would also prohibit the use of e-cigarettes — vaping — in enclosed public places and other places where tobacco smoking is banned.

However, Crothers said the bill does allow for vaping in designated rooms and allows customers to sample e-juice in specialty vape shops, and would also allow for the consideration of the use of e-cigarettes in beverage rooms and casinos where children are not generally allowed.

“There are many unanswered questions surrounding the safety of e-cigarettes and their total impact on smoking rates,” Crothers said in a statement. “This is an important initial step in addressing this complex, emerging issue.”

Murray Gibson of Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance said in a statement the proposed measures would protect youth from nicotine addiction and the possible danger of e-cigarette vapour, and would curb the use of e-cigarettes by non-smokers.