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Cary council asks staff to review updating smoke-free ordinance to include vaping and e-cigarettes
Summary
Following presentations by the American Heart Association, the council unanimously referred a staff report to update Cary's 2007 smoking ordinance to cover vaping and e-cigarettes, with the stated goals of protecting children and aligning Wake County rules.
Cary, N.C. — After testimony from the American Heart Association and a discussion about public-health impacts, the Cary Town Council on April 16 unanimously voted to refer an update to the town's smoke-free ordinance to staff for recommendation.
Katie Balsa, senior director for the American Heart Association in the Triangle, told the council that clean air is a foundational investment for community health and urged the town to adopt the DHHS tobacco-free places model. "There is no safe level of…
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