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San Francisco poised to ban e-cigarettes

The San Francisco board of supervisors is set to vote on Tuesday to ban e-cigarettes.

Christopher Chin blows vapor from an e-cigarette at Gone With the Smoke Vapor Lounge on May 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
Christopher Chin blows vapor from an e-cigarette at Gone With the Smoke Vapor Lounge on May 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
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The San Francisco board of supervisors is set to vote on Tuesday to ban e-cigarettes. The city would be the first in the country to stop the sale of vaping products. The move hopes to slow down the number of teens using the tobacco product, but it’s not clear how well these bans actually change behavior.

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