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E-cigarette ban comes after sustained effort
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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