Montana Temporarily Bans Flavored E-Cigarettes
The ban goes into effect on October 22nd
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday enacted a 120-day ban on the sale of flavored vaping products, saying that e-cigarettes are a growing epidemic causing harm among today’s teens.
The ban will go into effect Oct. 22 and the 120 days is the maximum time allowed by law. The state is to implement emergency administrative rules to temporarily prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.
Bullock said there are 1,080 confirmed cases of pulmonary illness nationwide, including two in Montana, and 21 deaths related to e-cigarette use are in 48 states and one U.S. territory. More than half the cases are patients under 25.
He said nearly 48,000 Montanans between 12 and 18 have tried vaping products. Between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of Montana high school students using the products frequently on 20 or more of the past 30 days has increased by 243%. Daily use has increased 263%.
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