Sunday 4 March 2012

E-Cigarettes Draw Fire From Legislatures

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833004577249223276225382.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

There's no smoke, but there's plenty of fire.

A growing number of states are taking aim at electronic cigarettes in the absence of federal regulations, intensifying a public-health debate over the fast-growing alternative to traditional cigarettes.

Lawmakers in more than half a dozen states from Arizona to New York have introduced legislation this year that would prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Bills in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Utah would extend smoking bans in public areas to include e-cigarettes, and politicians in other states have proposed special taxes and halting Internet sales.

The activity comes as more Americans turn ...