Alameda County supervisors give initial OK of vaping ban ordinance

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has tentatively approved  an ordinance that would ban the sale of vaping products in the county’s unincorporated areas.

The ordinance represents an effort to quell the rising use of tobacco vaping products and e-cigarettes, particularly among young people. Nearly 70 percent of high school students in Alameda County who have bought vaping products reported doing so at a store or through another person; only 6.5 percent bought their vaping products and devices online.