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20TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSNOVEMBERDECEMBER2011NEWSTRENDSNOVEMBERDECEMBER2011AproposaltoexpandBoiseIda-hox19ssmoke-freeworkplaceor-dinancetobansmokinginbarsprivateclubsretailstoresandoutdoorparkswillexcludee-cig-arettes.Aswrittentheproposaldefinesx1csmokingx1dasx1cinhalingexhalingburningorcarryinganylightedorheatedcigarcigarettepipeorothertobaccoorplantproductintendedforinhalationinanymannerorinanyform.x18Smok-ingx19doesnotincludetheuseofane-cigarettewhichcreatesonlyavaporwithoutanysmoke.x1dThewordingoftheordinancesug-gestswhatharm-reductionadvo-cateshavelongbeenexpoundingE-cigaretteseliminatetherisksas-sociatedwithsecondhandsmoke.HARMReductionUPDATEBoiseBanWouldExcludeE-CigsBostonSeeksE-CigBanProposedruleswouldrestrictsaleandsmokingofelectroniccigarettes.TheBostonPublicHealthCommis-sionunanimouslyapprovedpro-posedrulesthatwouldcrackdownonthesaleofelectroniccigarettespopularlyknownase-cigarettesregulatingthemlikeactualciga-rettes.Thecommissionx19sproposalwouldrequireretailerstoobtainapermittosellthemandprohibittheirsaletominors.Despitethefactthate-cigarettesdonotemitsmoketheproposalwouldalsobanuseofe-cigarettesintheworkplace.x1cWedonx19tknowwhatpeopleareinhalingwiththesee-cigarettesx1dsaidNikyshaHardingdirectorofto-baccocontrolforthecommission.x1cWeseetheseasagatewayforyouthtobecomeaddictedtonico-tine.x1dTheboardalsogaveinitialap-provalfordoublingthenesforre-tailerswhoselltobaccoproductstoconsumersunderage18orviolateothertobaccocontrolregulations.Therulesalsowouldprohibitthesaleoflow-costsinglecigarsjustslightlylargerthancigarettesthathavebecomeanattractiveoptionforprice-consciousyouthlookingforalternativestocigarettes.Calledcigarillosthesesellforaslittleas50centseach.Afteramonthlongpubliccom-mentperiodandapublichearingthecommissionwillvoteonNov.10whethertomaketherulesnal.Theywouldbecomeeffectivewithin30daysexceptthecigarillorestric-tionswouldgointoforce60dayslater.Iftherulesbecomenalretailerswouldhavetoapplyforapermitthroughthecommissionx19sTobaccoControlofcetoselle-cigaretteswhichareoftenmarketedasnico-tinereplacementtherapy.Theregulationswouldrequirethatthedevicesbeplacedbehindthestorecounterliketobaccoproductsandthattheynotbesoldtominors.E-cigaretteusewouldbebannedintheworkplacewhichincludesres-taurantpatiosanddecksandload-ingdocks.AtleasttwootherMassachusettscommunitiesx14SouthHadleyandNorthAttleboroughx14alreadyregu-latethesaleofe-cigarettesaccord-ingtotheBostoncommission.Undertherulescigarilloswouldhavetobesoldintheiroriginalman-ufacturerpackagingofatleastveandbearahealthwarning.Finesforretailersfoundinviola-tionofthecityx19stobaccocontrolregulationswouldrisefrom100fortherstoffenseand400forthefourthoffensein12monthsto200fortherstoffenseand800forthefourthoffensein24months.