Montana Drops Flavor Ban

In a rare win for vapers, the Montana state health department will withdraw a proposed rule that would have banned the sale of flavored vaping products (other than tobacco). The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) had attempted to bypass the state legislature to impose the rule, which would have carried the weight of law.

The agency’s director Sheila Hogan issued a short statement Friday, claiming the state legislature needed “more education” on the topic in order to properly protect the state’s children from “the epidemic of e-cigarette use.” However, no amount of “education” from health officials is likely to convince elected legislators to cede their position as the state’s only lawmakers.

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