NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: People take part in a rally at the steps of City Hall after New York ... [+] City Council vote on legislation to ban flavored e-cigarettes on November 26, 2019 in New York City. New York is voting to be the first big city to ban flavored e-cigarettes and comes days after New Yorks's second vaping death. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, officially signed into law a ban on the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes and flavored e-liquids. The vote on legislation to ban flavored e-cigarettes took place on November 26, 2019. “Big tobacco, take note: New York City will not stand for your cynical attempts to hook children on a potentially lethal, lifelong nicotine addiction,” de Blasio said in a press release.

Source: Forbes December 17, 2019 19:03 UTC