ADFirst, policymakers should quickly implement and enforce newly passed legislation that mandates a minimum age of 21 to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping products that deliver nicotine. If the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, which begins in March, is going to show a decline in minors’ use of e-cigs, the new age restriction is the best hope. ADTo fully enforce the new law, the FDA should also update regulations governing the sale of tobacco products to account for the higher age restriction. ADThe FDA may have carved out these devices because it didn’t have enough historical data on how young people use them. One survey found that, after Juul, the open-tank vaping products Suorin and Smok are the most popular e-cigarette devices among high school students.

Source: Washington Post January 04, 2020 21:33 UTC