“The state budget approved overnight Thursday was crafted against the backdrop of a pandemic and economic crisis. The final budget bans flavored and menthol e-cigarettes. Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, was also a sponsor of the flavored vaping products ban, which Cuomo had attempted to implement through an executive order late last year. The directive never went into effect as it faced a court challenge from the vaping industry. Hoylman said the pandemic offered an “impetus” to address the youth vaping crisis, as COVID-19 is a respiratory illness.”
NOTE: There has been no direct scientific correlation between e-liquid vapor products and COVID-19
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