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State of Connecticut
On October 1, 2014, a new Connecticut State Law went into effect regulating the sale and distribution of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems also known as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes. Effective October 1, 2019, it is against the law to sell or give any part of an electronic cigarette or vapor product to a person under 21. Fines are substantial.
On October 1, 2014, a new Connecticut State Law went into effect regulating the sale and distribution of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems also known as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes. Effective October 1, 2019, it is against the law to sell or give any part of an electronic cigarette or vapor product to a person under 21. Fines are substantial.
- Connecticut's Vaping Resources Committee
- Public Act 14-76 - An Act Concerning the Governor's Recommendations Regarding Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Youth Smoking Prevention
- Public Act 15-206 Clean Indoor Air Act - Electronic Cigarette
- Section 53-344b
- Public Act No. 19-13: An Act Prohibiting the Sale of Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Vapor Products to Persons Under Age Twenty-One
FDA
On May 5, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration deemed that electronic cigarettes fall under regulation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act also known as the Tobacco Control Act. This means it is now considered a possible violation of the Tobacco Control Act if a retailer sells an electronic cigarette to a person under the age of 18 years old. Civil Money Penalties are substantial for retailers. The first time Civil Money Penalty starts at $259.00 and range to over $11,000.00 for continued violation within a 48 month period.
Learn more here:
- CDC: Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products
- American Medical Association: AMA Strengthens Electronic Cigarette Policy to Further Protect Youth
- Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes and Young People
- FDA: Vaporizers, E-Cigarettes and Other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
- NIH: Drug Facts - Electronic Cigarettes (E-Cigarettes)
- American Lung Association: Myths and Facts About E-Cigarettes
- The Surgeon General's Report on E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults
- "Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes and Young People"
- Vaping The Real Cost
- Yale Study Finds Youth E-Cigarette Use Leads to Smoking Conventional Tobacco Products
- Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes
- NBC News: "Why 'juuling' has become a nightmare for school administrators" (3/26/2018)
- News 8: "DeLauro fighting teen tobacco use" (6/5/2018)
- PBS News Hour: "Educators worry students don't know vaping health risks" (7/17/2018)