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E cigarettes facing ban

Reports say Associate Health Minister Dipika Damerla will announce a ban on sales to minors and restrict the use of e-cigarettes this morning. It's expected the use of e-cigarettes will be banned wherever smoking is already prohibited.

Reports say Associate Health Minister Dipika Damerla will announce a ban on sales to minors and restrict the use of e-cigarettes this morning.

It's expected the use of e-cigarettes will be banned wherever smoking is already prohibited.

Cigarette smoking is currently banned in enclosed public places and all enclosed workplaces — restrictions that will be expanded January 1st to include all restaurant and bar patios as well as at playgrounds and publicly owned sports fields.

BayToday will update the story as it unfolds.