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12
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Detailed explanation-1: -12 states ban e-cigarettes, health ministry urges all to follow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Punjab and Haryana were the first ones to ban it under the Poisons Act. By the time the Centre announced the ban in 2019, 16 states had already banned these electronic devices. In September 2019, the Union Cabinet issued an ordinance banning Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS).
Detailed explanation-3: -16 States and 1 UT have already banned e cigarettes in their jurisdictions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Punjab was the first Indian state to ban vaping in 2014. Since then, vaping products have been banned in 12 other states. This year, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Maharashtra and Rajasthan became the latest states to enact this ban.
Detailed explanation-5: -But the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand finally took the plunge and announced that it is banning the sale and usage of e-cigarettes. “E-cigarettes are the new method of nicotine use.