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Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU (apnews.com)

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Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and get hooked on nicotine.

“Disposable e-cigarettes is a new product simply designed to attract new consumers,” he said in an interview.

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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Hopefully they allow reusable ones. That's what's stupid in the US, they made shipping nicotine illegal via normal postal providers, then opened the gates for disposables.