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Finance Minister of India
Nirmala Sitharaman declaring
the ban said they were also
listed as non-cognizable
offenses. As per the draft
ordinance, violations would
cost up to Rs 1 lakh, serving
one-year jail term or both.
And, in case the offense is
found to be repeated, the
violations would cost up to
three years imprisonment
and a fine of Rs 5 lakh.
However,
tradition
cigarettes
are legal in
India with
high taxes. A
spokesperson
from India’s
health
ministry said
these novel
products like
e-cigarettes
come in
market with
attractive
appearances
and multiple
flavors
and their use has accrued
exponentially and acquired
epidemic proportions
in developed countries,
particularly among youth and
children.
Nirmala Sitharaman said in
the early stages e-cigarettes
got hyped up as a method
for people to get out of
the process of smoking
cigarettes. It was meant to
be a weaning process to
get out of smoking cigarettes.
According to reports, a number
of people are no more using it
as a weaning method but some
getting into the practice of
using e-cigarettes seeing that
as cool.
The minister made a point that
e-cigarettes are being sold as
fuss-free devices, which can
be charged like mobile phones
and used with ease. She said
is produced in the country.
What drawing the attention of
youth to use it is its odorless
quality.
In a bid to avoid putting
youngsters health in risk,
the Indian government
decided to place a ban on
e-cigarettes. According
to studies, the smoke
which is exhaled from
e-cigarettes includes nicotine
in high levels
affecting people
who smoke
exceedingly. The
United States and
several European
countries have
already raised
concerns
regarding the
same keeping in
view the deaths
related to vaping.
As of September
2017, about seven
people died in
the United States
owing to a vaping-
related illness.
that if someone doesn’t have,
they can simply charge it as we
do with a mobile phone. The
cartridge that they use can be
used and thrown away. It’s like
a pen. Suppose if they don’t
have cartridges, they can use it
like disposable ball pens.
Notably, there are more than
400 brands and 150 flavors
available in the Indian market,
but not even a single brand
The Asian country has
already banned e-cigarettes
and Japan permits some
vaping products but bans the
sale of nicotine e-cigarette
juice. In humans, nicotine
leads to irritation and burning
sensation in the mouth and
throat, increased salivation,
nausea, abdominal pain,
vomiting and looseness of
the bowels.
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