India joins six other countries in banning vaping

As concerns over the dangers of vaping continue to spread, India has become the latest country to ban the smokeless fad.
India lawmakers on Wednesday approved a countrywide ban on all types of electronic nicotine delivery systems, including vape pens, e-cigarettes and e-hookah devices. Among the countries that have already banned the practice are Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Jordan, Thailand and the united Arab Emirates.
“Unfortunately, e-cigarettes got promoted initially as a way in which people can get out of the habit of smoking cigarettes,” says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “It was to be a weaning process from using cigarettes.
The Cabinet rightly thought it is time and we immediately took a decision so that the health of our citizens, of our young, is not thrown to a risk.”

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