In addition to tobacco, items prohibited under the bill would include alternative nicotine products and electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. The latter is defined by the bill to encompass any electronic nicotine delivery system, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hookah, vape pen, or similar product or device. Filed Jan
Some models feature adjustable settings for density or length, so each cigarette maintains a consistent form
A letter to the Biden administration, the Congressional Black Caucus, and other offices from the ACLU, Drug Policy Alliance, and other civil rights organizations warns that a ban could lead to unconstitutional policing and trigger criminal penalties. Al Sharpton, who has accepted money from the tobacco industry, has spoken out against the ban as well
He favors providing care for nicotine addiction along with treatment for alcoholism and drug dependency but he wonders how difficult it will be to get patients and counselors to obey the new rule