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OF THE WEEK on e-cig ban to minors Vaping advocates, however, point out that they can be valuable smoking cessation devices and aren’t nearly as Ingham County is poised to become the first county in harmful to public health. Michigan to ban the sale of electronic cigarette products “We’re trying to prohibit the sales (of e-cigarettes) to to minors. minors,” said Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail, re- Until earlier this week, the proposed regulation had lo- ferring to the use of e-cigarettes' spiking among 10th, 11th cal e-cigarette retailers worried they would be lumped in and 12th graders. categorically with all tobacco sellers, evidence of a larger Vail is confident the new rules will pass and be in effect debate as the growing “vaping” industry distances itself by Jan. 1. from traditional smoking practices. The county would perform compliance checks to make Such a distinction has prevented statewide legislation sure retailers are following the rules, a policy Ingham from passing that would ban e-cigarette sales to minors — County started for tobacco sellers in the early ‘90s that Vail a policy virtually everyone agrees on. Michigan is one of said led to a major drop in sales to minors. only two states that don’t ban the sales to minors, accord- The licensing change this week shouldn’t come as an ing to the National Conference of State Legislatures. endorsement that the county believes e-cigarettes are not The Ingham County Board of Commissioners is sched- tobacco, Vail said, but was made to “not ignore” concerned Marshall-Adams Hall (Bacteriology uled to vote Tuesday on regulations that would ban e-ciga- stakeholders. Property: Building) rette sales to minors and require retailers to buy a license. “We’re not taking a position one way or the other,” she A public meeting on the proposal is scheduled for 6 to- said. “We heard very convincing points made on both sides. East Lansing night at the Human Services Building, Conference Room For me to sit here and come to the conclusion as to whether This impressive building is on Michigan A (enter through door 3) 5303 S. Cedar St. I want to declare (e-cigarettes) tobacco doesn’t further the State University’s “Laboratory Row,” a por- Responding to vaping advocates’ concerns, the coun- goal I’m try-ing to accomplish at this point.” tion of West Circle Drive that features some ty announced on Monday that it would offer “electronic “We’re seeing growing evidence that though the vapor of the campus’ oldest remaining buildings. smoking device” licenses to retailers only selling e-ciga- product and all that goes with e-cigarettes … is possibly less harmful than tobacco smoke, it doesn’t mean that it’s It was constructed in 1902 to house the rette products instead of requiring them to buy a tobacco Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene. license. not harmful at all,” Vail added. But industry advocates and state Sen. Rick Jones, R- The building took its name from Charles Currently, anyone can theoretically buy and sell e-ciga- Marshall, the initial department head, who rettes in Michigan. Grand Ledge, see it differently than those — including Gov. Rick Snyder — who want to call e-cigarettes tobacco. began his tenure in 1897. E-cigarettes vaporize nicotine to provide the user a sim- The stacked stone foundation splays out- ilar high as from tobacco products without inhaling harm- In January, Snyder vetoed legislation whose sponsors included Jones to ban e-cigs, saying, “It’s important that ward, expressing the building’s solid massing.