California to Ban Vaping in Parks and on Beaches
After the U.S. saw the EVALI outbreak, California announced a $20 million campaign to raise awareness of vaping harms. Now the state plans to ban vaping in parks and on beaches.
After notorious vaping-related illnesses emerged across the United States, California announced a US$20 million campaign last September aimed at raising public awareness of the “dangers of e-cigarettes.”
A few months earlier, San Francisco regulators unanimously approved an e-cigarette ban over concerns about youth smoking. In response to that move, public health experts expressed concern that other cities and counties would follow San Francisco’s example, which could spell disaster for public health.
“The San Francisco city attorney believes that e-cigarettes are ‘a product that should never have been put on the market.’ So let’s examine his reasoning. He says e-cigarettes should not even be sold on the market, but cigarettes should be! That violates every principle of public health in the book,” said public health expert Dr. Michael Siegel.
That is in fact what is happening. Several cities in the state have introduced different types of bans, and many are now also considering fines. Palo Alto is one such city, where councilmember Greg Tanaka said the measure would be a necessary and forward-looking response to the rise in e-cigarette use.
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