MINORS IN NEW MEXICO WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BUY E-CIGARETTES IF ONE STATE REPRESENTATIVE HAS HIS WAY. AZTEC REPUBLICAN PAUL BANDY HAS INTRODUCED A MEASURE AT THE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD BAN ALL SALES OF E-CIGARETTES TO THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, IN PERSON AND ONLINE.
BANDY SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO FEDERAL OR STATE LAWS THAT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF THE DEVICES TO MINOR. HE SAYS E-CIGARETTES ARE FULL OF NICOTINE AND ARE AS ADDICTIVE AS TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
CRITICS SAY MANY OF THE CANDY AND FRUIT FLAVORED ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ARE TARGETED AT KIDS.
