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San Francisco health officials say e‑cigarette sales to minors persist despite new law
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City health staff told the Board of Appeals that San Francisco treats e‑cigarettes like cigarettes under local law and that decoy operations found about 1 in 5 retailers sold to minors; officials described outreach, inspections and penalties aimed at reducing youth access.
Derek Smith, a health educator with the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Tobacco Free Project, told the Board of Appeals on April 15 that the city treats electronic cigarettes the same as conventional cigarettes under local law and is intensifying outreach and enforcement to keep the products out of young people’s hands. "The products are really exploding in popularity, especially among young people," Smith said, and the city has identified "over 500 known retailers" selling e‑cigarettes.
Smith said San Francisco’s March 2014 ordinance (Article 19N of the San Francisco Health Code, signed by Mayor…
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