AUGUSTA — An effort to place the same restrictions on electronic cigarettes that exist for tobacco cigarettes in Maine cleared the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on a 6-5, party-line vote Friday. With Democrats supporting LD 1108 and Republicans opposing it, the bill’s prospects in the full Legislature appear questionable. Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices […]
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Portland City Council OKs Franklin Street water slide, restricts ‘vaping’
PORTLAND — City Councilors Monday approved a permit for the installation of a 1,000-foot water slide in the northbound lanes of Franklin Street for an Aug. 1 festival. The potential release of 80,000 gallons of water was not all that flowed through the 3 1/2-hour meeting, where councilors also approved Police Chief Michael Sauschuck as […]
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Portland adds e-cigarettes to public smoking ban
PORTLAND — Maine’s largest city has approved a measure prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in public places. The Portland Press Herald reports the Portland City Council voted 7-1 in favor of the ban Monday. The measure added e-cigarettes to the city’s anti-smoking ordinance, which was updated in 2013 to prohibit smoking in public spaces such […]
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Portland considers vaping ban in public areas
PORTLAND — Are electronic cigarettes a public health menace, or a valuable tool to help smokers quit the habit? The opposing viewpoints can be expressed Monday, April 27, when the City Council considers an order to add “electronic nicotine delivery systems,” commonly known as e-cigs and “vapes,” to the list of tobacco products banned in […]
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Maine considers bill that would ban vaping in public places
AUGUSTA — While the electronic cigarette industry continues to boom, Maine lawmakers must decide whether to include the products in the state’s no-smoking law for restaurants, bars, parks and other public areas. While numbers for Maine are unavailable, the e-cigarette industry has burst open in recent years and is expected to reach $3.5 billion this […]
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Vaping businesses serving vaporized nicotine to Maine
A tobacco-free smoking alternative linked to the emergence of electronic cigarettes has now ignited a small but growing group of new businesses in Maine. The active ingredient in the e-cigarette or vape industry is flavored nicotine juice purveyed in tiny vials. Hand-held devices called vaporizers are heated with a lithium-ion battery to create the sensation […]