Orange County (NC) Board of Health tables vote on proposed e-cig ban

[nicnik]

The Orange County Board of Health delayed a vote this week on a proposal to ban electronic cigarette smoking in enclosed areas of restaurants and bars.

The board heard from the community on the proposa and reviewed comments submitted from an online survey, voicemail, email and U.S. mail, according to Stacy Shelp, communications manager for the Orange County Health Department.

At the end of the meeting at Hillsborough’s Whitted Building, the board decided to table the vote until after the U.S. surgeon general releases a report this summer or fall about the health impact of so-called e-cigs.

"Ultimately, the Board of Health will continue to read the existing research, weigh the public opinions shared, and then assess the most up-to-date data from the surgeon general's report to make their decision on this as a public health issue in Orange County," Shelp said.

After that, the article disintegrates into ANTZ talking points.

I never heard anything about an upcoming US Surgeon General report, and I haven't been able to find any other info about it.

 

[ashes to batteries]

Orange County California or Florida?

 

[Endor]

Orange County, North Carolina, apparently.

I, too, figured it was Florida as the "Hillsborough Whitting building" mentioned didn't ring a bell for Orange County, California (my native area). I actually didn't know there was an Orange County in NC.

 

[DC2]

I actually didn't know there was an Orange County in NC.

There's also an Orange County in New York.

 

[nicnik]

Thanks. Edited thread title.

 

[ashes to batteries]

Ha! I was also unaware there was an Orange County, NC

 

[Endor]

There's also an Orange County in New York.

Yes, but the "real OC" is only here in Cali....

 

[DC2]

Yes, but the "real OC" is only here in Cali....

Having lived in Irvine and Lake Forest for a number of years...
I would have to agree.


Glad to be back in San Diego though.
Too damn hot up there for me.

 

[nicnik]

Yes, but the "real OC" is only here in Cali....

Not a very vape friendly place, to say the least!

In Orange County, NC, you can vape in bars and restaurants.

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[Katya]

Too damn hot up there for me.

Nice and breezy where I am. If you're within ~5 miles from the ocean, you're fine.

 

[Katya]

After that, the article disintegrates into ANTZ talking points.

I never heard anything about an upcoming US Surgeon General report, and I haven't been able to find any other info about it.

Gave me a fright! I thought more restrictions were in the works.

 

[Katya]

Not a very vape friendly place, to say the least!

Hey, it's California.

Vaping is banned on all UC campuses, but even professors have been seen vaping in class--nobody gives a rat's behind. Yet.

 

[Endor]

Hey, it's California.

Vaping is banned on all UC campuses, but even professors have been seen vaping in class--nobody gives a rat's behind. Yet.

Yep, California bans everything. Well, except the "other stuff" that some consider a medicine. You can use that anywhere with wild abandon, including public transport, where you'd be immediately arrested for smoking a cigarette or vaping.

(And yes, I had a gig in West LA where I took public transit to and from the office, and personally witnessed the use of 'other stuff' in public on more than one occasion. In one case, on a Red Line subway train... no joke).

 

[wiredlove]

Yep, California bans everything. Well, except the "other stuff" that some consider a medicine. You can use that anywhere with wild abandon, including public transport, where you'd be immediately arrested for smoking a cigarette or vaping.

(And yes, I had a gig in West LA where I took public transit to and from the office, and personally witnessed the use of 'other stuff' in public on more than one occasion. In one case, on a Red Line subway train... no joke).

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