India bans e-cigarettes in setback for Juul, Philip Morris

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Its finance minister Sitharaman says e-cigarettes is used as a 'style statement'. FMTNews

NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet on Wednesday banned production and import of electronic cigarettes, a public health move that is seen dashing the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International.

Sitharaman said e-cigarettes were becoming an increasing health risk as they were being used as a “style statement”, and not as a tobacco cessation product.But India has 106 million adult smokers, second only to China in the world, making it a lucrative market for firms such as Juul and Philip Morris.

 

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When it comes to any tobacco products, all government are hypocrites. Vapes should be banned but definitely not IQOS or otherwise ban all tobacco and smoking.

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