no smoking or electronic cigarette use sign City of New York, NY and Poster All are printed with UV No Smoking Including Electronic Cigarettes

[21] The smoking age in New York was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 18861988

So arguably there is a danger in police departments misinterpreting whatever the statute is that the FDA comes up with. Komar also noted the federal government justified the extreme disparities in enforcement against crack cocaine which was cheaper than powdered cocaine and more prevalent in communities of color on health

Most people (88%) believe smoking cigarettes is worse than cannabis but in fact the risk of developing lung cancer is 20 times greater from a cannabis joint than a legal tobacco cigarette

The article included statements from the Tobacco Industry Research Council and several physicians who cast doubt on the evidence that smoking caused cancer