Buffalo, NY (WBEN) State lawmakers could soon vote to ban flavored e-cigarettes as well as traditional menthol cigarettes, as early as next week. One state senator says it's too early for such a vote.
Governor Cuomo's emergency ban on most flavored e-cigarettes last fall in response to worries that vaping may cause illnesses and that its use is growing among teenagers who say they’re attracted by flavorings was again blocked by a judge last week, concerned about exemptions for tobacco and menthol flavors.
Osborne says millions of New Yorkers would die over the next couple of decades if the ban is approved. "By closing all the businesses, we're creating an exponentially larger problem we're not prepared to handle," warns Osborne.