Scientists found that current and former e-cigarette users were 1.3 times more likely to develop chronic lung disease, while tobacco smokers increased their risk by a factor of 2.6.
India has 106 million adult smokers, second only to China in the world, making it a lucrative market for companies producing vaping products.
Hawaii already has some of the toughest laws on cigarette sales but a lawmaker believes more needs to be done to ban "the deadliest artifact in human history," according to his proposed bill.
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