This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Ban e-cigarettes from open display in shops and treat them like tobacco.
The Tobacco Display Ban of 2005 means that it is now illegal to display tobacco products in store.
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The use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults.
The bright packaging is misleading for impressionable children
Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s
E-cigarettes can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine.
Young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to smoke cigarettes in the future. Cigerettes are harmful to health.
The disposable nature of plastic packaged the e-cigerettes is not environmentally friendly.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/631999
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Ban the import, manufacture, and sale of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/638536
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