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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue Mar 25, 2014, 11:27 AM Mar 2014

Advocacy Group Files Lawsuit Against NYC E-Cigarette Ban

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A smokers’ advocacy group says it’s filed a lawsuit against New York City seeking to overturn its ban on electronic cigarettes.

The NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment said Tuesday it filed the papers in state Supreme Court.

The Smoke-Free Air Act was signed into law during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last month in office. The law prohibits e-cigarettes in all areas where regular cigarettes are banned.

The lawsuit says the ban regulates both tobacco smoke exposure and e-cigarettes. The group says that violates the “One Subject Rule” of the city’s Charter.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/25/advocacy-group-files-lawsuit-against-nyc-e-cigarette-ban/

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