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March 2014

“In December, when the New York City Council voted to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in public places such as bars and restaurants, the ban’s backers conceded there is no evidence that vapor from the battery-powered devices poses a threat to bystanders. But they worried that e-cigarettes would sow confusion because they look too much like the real thing. Councilman James Gennaro, a sponsor

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