Michigan became the first state to temporarily ban flavored e-cigarettes, CBS News reported Wednesday.
Businesses will have 30 days to comply with the measure, which covers in-store and online sales and will last for six months while the state legislature works on a permanent bill. Tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes are not covered in the order.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer explained the reason for her decision, tweeting, "My number one priority is keeping our kids safe. Right now, companies selling vaping products are using candy flavors to hook children on nicotine and misleading claims to promote the belief that these products are safe. That ends today."
The ban comes after various reports have been released of serious lung disease linked to vaping, including the U.S. surgeon general declaring last year there is a nationwide vaping epidemic, especially among young people.
Whitman told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" she made her decision due to inaction by the federal government.
"It would be great if, at the federal level, we know there was a surgeon general warning on all vape products, that they were treated like tobacco, taxed like tobacco," she said. "But none of that is happening, and that's why it's on the states to take action."
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