E-cigarette ban comes after sustained effort

Rajasthan govt has imposed ban on e-cigarettes a day before World No Tobacco Day last month.

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  • Rajasthan govt has imposed ban on e-cigarettes a day before World No Tobacco Day last month.
  • Ban has come after a sustained campaign by voluntary groups spanning several months.

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  • Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the decision to ban production, distribution, advertisement and sale of e-cigarettes on May 30.
  • committee of experts:
    (1) Previous government had appointed a committee of experts to study the effects of e-cigarette in 2017.
    (2) Committee had recommended an immediate ban and no concrete action was taken.
    (3) The committee had found that the nicotine-laced and heat-not-burn devices were “extremely harmful” recommended a ban on e-cigarettes.

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The hindu