Breaking from the pack, Michigan is first to ban flavored e-cigs
Michigan is the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, in an action designed to keep young people from picking a harmful and addictive habit.
Michigan is the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, in an action designed to keep young people from picking a harmful and addictive habit.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the ban on flavored e-cigarettes, which appeal to kids, on Sept. 4, amid an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses in the Midwest. The first of its kind, the ban comes after the state health department labeled Michigan’s youth vaping crisis a public health emergency. Nicotine can impair brain development, impact learning and cause mood disorders among the young.
“By banning flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan, Gov. Whitmer has stepped up in a big way to protect kids from … nicotine addiction” said Matt Wellington, U.S. PIRG’s End the Nicotine Trap Campaign director. “Other governors should do the same.”
Gov. Whitmer’s ban is effective for six months, with a possible renewal for six more. Meanwhile, the state health department is drawing up a permanent ban.
Photo: According to a recent FDA survey, 70 percent of youth who vaped said they did so because the products came in flavors they liked. Credit: TBEC Review via Wikimedia Commons
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