Minors Smoking E-cigarettes

As soon as next week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is expected to announce a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.

At a time when Hyderabad police is raiding hookah parlours that entertain underage smokers, comes an innovation that is managing to beat the law that does not allow tobacco and other sedative products to be sold to minors. E-cigarettes are being sold brazenly as 'hookah pens' to minors.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Thursday that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18, but would not restrict flavored products, online sales or advertising, which public health advocates say attract children.The...

As soon as next week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is expected to announce a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.

At a time when Hyderabad police is raiding hookah parlours that entertain underage smokers, comes an innovation that is managing to beat the law that does not allow tobacco and other sedative products to be sold to minors. E-cigarettes are being sold brazenly as 'hookah pens' to minors.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Thursday that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18, but would not restrict flavored products, online sales or advertising, which public health advocates say attract children.The...