Wilmington Considering E-Cigarette Ban

WILMINGTON, MA -- The Wilmington Board of Health is considering joining more than 100 other Massachusetts communities that have banned the sale of electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products in convenience stores. Under the town's proposed bylaws, such products could only be sold at retail tobacco shops. Wilmington's only such business is the Route 38 Smoke Shop on Main Street.

"E-cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among youth today," Wilmington Health Director Shelly Newhouse told Wilmington Apple, which first reported this story. "E-cigarette aerosol is not harmless. It can contain harmful and potentially harmful substances, including nicotine, heavy metals like lead, volatile organic compounds, and cancer-causing agents."

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