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India bans electronic cigarettes

panarmenian.net09/18th/2019, 1:30

India bans electronic cigarettes

September 18, 2019 - 17:27 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - India banned the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday, September 18, a public health decision that will dash the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International in the country, Reuters reports.

The ban will be imposed through an executive order and will include jail terms of up to three years for offenders. It was not clear whether the use of such products would be prohibited.

India's health ministry, which proposed the ban, had said it was needed to ensure e-cigarettes don't become an "epidemic" among children and young adults.

"Considering the seriousness of the impact of e-cigarettes on the youth, the cabinet has approved an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a news conference.

India has 106 million adult smokers, second only to China in the world, making it a lucr...

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