Senate President Steve Sweeney announced his intent to ban the sale of all electronic cigarette products in New Jersey Wednesday.
“The health and safety and even the lives of young people are at risk,” Sweeney said. “The flavored products are targeted at teenagers and young adults with the intent of luring them into addiction. We should not allow another generation to get addicted to a product that lowers life expectancy and seriously damages their heart and lungs. Here is a product that we know is seriously harming the health of users, especially our youth.”
Sweeney’s proposal would bar the sale of electronic cigarettes, nicotine cartridges, containers and all other vaping products.
It is unclear whether Sweeney’s proposed ban would apply to marijuana vapor cartridges sold by the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries.
The senate president’s announcement comes amidst a spate of e-cigarette-related illnesses across the nation.