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E-cig regulation needed, says Vancouver Coastal Health

Kevin Murray, manager of Vancouver’s City Cigar Emporium at 888 West 6th Ave., has a mint flavoured disposable electronic cigarette. Photo by Ali Crane

Some e-cigarette users might have to butt out soon due to a recent call from Vancouver Coastal Health to regulate the industry.

In simple terms, an e-cigarette is a miniaturized vaporizing heating element, said Bill Newton of Vancouver’s City Cigar Emporium at 888 W 6th Ave.

It turns a glycerin based liquid into a heated vapour. Physically it looks like a normal cigarette except the tip is implanted with a blue or red LED light.