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British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
The new law allows British Columbia to sue vaping companies for health costs linked to youth-targeted deceptive marketing, building on $3.6 billion tobacco settlements, officials said.
- British Columbia has introduced legislation to recover health care costs from companies using deceptive practices to sell vaping products, marking it as the first law of its kind in Canada.
- Attorney General Niki Sharma stated that the legislation is based on laws used to take action against tobacco and opioid companies.
- Education Minister Lisa Beare emphasized that the law aims to help young people understand the risks of vaping and make informed choices.
- Sharma warned that the rise of vaping, particularly among youth, poses a risk of reversing achievements in reducing tobacco use and could lead to a new generation addicted to nicotine.
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B.C. tables historic legislation to smoke out deceptive vaping advertising
Attorney General Niki Sharma said her government's proposed law to to recover health-care costs from companies that market vaping products as safe or target youth is modelled after similar laws used to sue tobacco companies and opioid manufacturers.
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British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
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The British Columbia government is proposing a new bill that would hold manufacturers and wholesalers of e-cigarette products accountable for their profit-driven, misleading practices that harm the public.
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