E-cigarette regulation bill begins to move in Minnesota Legislature
By Don Davis, Forum Communications
ST. PAUL — Electronic cigarettes would not be available to youths under a bill the Minnesota House is considering, but a provision that would have banned them from public locations was not expected to survive.
The bill would prohibit e-cigarette sales to anyone younger than 18 and ban them from schools.
“It seems like a no brainer,” Rep. Laurie Halverson, D-Eagan, said about her bill.
The use of e-cigarettes among youths doubled in the last year, state Health Commissioner Edward Ehlinger told the House Health and Human Services Committee Wednesday. He said he thinks the products are marketed to hook youths on nicotine in the product, and later they will smoke tobacco cigarettes.
E-cigarettes often include flavors to appeal to children, he said. Some are linked to Gummy Bears and others connected with Hello Kitty.
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