By Associated Press and Mary Kekatos Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:42 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 20:42 BST, 18 June 2019
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San Francisco government officials are considering legislation, which would make the city the first in the US to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes.
On Tuesday, supervisors will vote on measures that ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the city until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completes a review of the health effects of the vaping devices.
Additionally, there would be a ban on manufacturing e-cigarettes on city property.
This means that Juul, the leading e-cigarette company, may no longer be allowed to keep its headquarters in San Francisco.
Health officials are hoping an outright ban will help crack down on the rates of youth vaping that have been rising drastically across the US.
On Tuesday, San Francisco supervisors will vote on measures that ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the city, as well as a manufacturing ban on city property. Pictured: A cashier displays a packet of tobacco-flavored Juul pods at a store in San Francisco, June 2019
E-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco product among young people in the country since 2014.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of middle and high school students who use tobacco products
