The smoking ban is upgraded, vending machines cannot sell e-cigarettes!

We all know that unmanned vending machines have brought great convenience to people’s lives. However, in order to control tobacco and prevent minors from buying tobacco, policies and regulations have always prohibited the sale of cigarettes on unmanned vending machines, but in recent years The newly emerging e-cigarettes are not within the scope of the prohibition, but the situation has undergone new developments. Not long ago, the 'Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Smoking Control Regulations Amendment (Draft)' clearly included the use of e-cigarettes in the scope of smoking. In the future, no smoking places in Shenzhen will not only prohibit lighting traditional tobacco products, but also prohibit e-cigarettes. We have seen that the 'Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Smoking Control RegulationsThe draft was submitted to the Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee meeting for deliberation on April 23 this year. Since the 'Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on Smoking Control' was formally implemented on March 1, 2014, the regulations have achieved good results. However, the emergence of new tobacco products in recent years has posed new challenges to the anti-smoking regulations. Many e-cigarettes have sprung up under the slogans of replacing traditional tobacco, health and fashion, etc., and more and more young people are suffering from it. Related research shows that e-cigarettes are not as healthy and harmless as they advertised, but some e-cigarettes are more harmful. At present, as many as 40 countries and regions in the world have explicitly prohibited the use of electronic cigarettes in public places. This 'Amendment (Draft)' clearly includes e-cigarettes in the scope of smoking bans. In the future, smoking bans in Shenzhen will not only prohibit lighting traditional tobacco products, but also ban e-cigarettes. This draft also moderately expands the scope of smoking bans, and public transportation The area within 5 meters outside the pedestrian entrance of the transportation station building, the area where the outdoor platform and waiting team of public transportation are located, and the outdoor ticket purchasing area and waiting area outside the pedestrian entrance of the stadium are included in the non-smoking range. As you can see, the above regional venues have a large flow of people and a dense concentration of people. They basically cover people of all ages, including minors, pregnant women, the elderly, etc., and people generally stay in such places for a long time. , It is necessary to provide a better tobacco control environment to protect public health.