Retail licence requirements may not help to curb youth vaping, US study finds

While they are believed to make e-cigarettes less accessible, especially to young and under-age users, laws requiring retailers to obtain licences in order to be able to sell vaping products over the counter may not be helping curb youth vaping rates in the US, according to a recent survey.

Researchers at San Diego State University, the University of Kentucky and George Mason University found no evidence that the adoption of e-cigarette licensure laws (ELLs), making it compulsory for sellers to operate under a state licence, reduce youth use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).

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Tiziana Cauli

Senior reporter/health & science editor
Tiziana is an Italian journalist from Sardinia. She has worked for both international and local media in Italy, South Africa, France, Spain, the UK, Lebanon and Belgium. She also worked as a communications manager for several international NGOs in the humanitarian sector. Tiziana holds a degree in Political Science and a PhD in African Studies from the University of Cagliari and she’s a graduate of the Carlo De Martino school of journalism in Milan.

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