Politics & Government

L.A. Councilman Hopes to Ban E-Cigarette Sales to Minors

The number of high school students who said they used e-cigarettes doubled between 2011 and 2012.

By City News Service

Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz said today he wants the city to ban the sale of "e-cigarettes" to minors.

Koretz introduced a motion asking for a moratorium on the sale of electronic cigarettes to young people and children, or an extension of existing restrictions on traditional cigarettes and tobacco products to the e- cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine-laced liquid as vapor.

The number of high school students who said they used e-cigarettes doubled between 2011 and 2012, from 4.7 to 10 percent, according to the motion.

In August, Seal Beach's City Council set a 45-day moratorium on e- cigarette sales in new stores, something Los Angeles should also do, the motion said.

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Koretz's motion, seconded by Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, will be heard first in the City Council's Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and River Committee.




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