Chicago is on its way to becoming the first major U.S. city to ban electronic cigarette use in public and to place other regulations on the product.
In December, the city council will vote on a proposal to amend and expand a current tobacco ordinance. Backed by Mayor Ram Emanuel and aldermen Will Burns and Ed Burke, this measure would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, require retailers to gain a license to sell e-cigarette products, force them to sell these products behind the counter, and – despite the fact that e-cigarettes contain no tobacco – apply the same public prohibitions to them as tobacco products.
The Chicago Sun-Times explains that this means “adults would be prohibited from that smoking e-cigarettes in virtually all of indoor Chicago except private homes and vehicles, hotel rooms designated for smoking and at least 10 feet away from building entrances.” If it passes, the ordinance will take effect in January 2014.
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