New rules coming to keep vapes out of kids’ hands
Following in the footsteps of tobacco rules, the provincial government is trying to make it harder for kids to get their hands on vaping products.
This week, the government introduced The Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Amendment Regulations.
Among other things, the rules will make it illegal to sell vaping products to people under 18 years of age.
“This isn’t something they should be involved in. I see more and more people around, just young kids, vaping. It’s pretty easy to spot them on the street with the big cloud of vape in the air,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said.
Merriman believes this is a big thing. He pointed to smoking, saying the province has treated that very seriously.