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France Plans Disposable Vape Ban to Help Youths Avoid Smoking

  • French premier says smoking kills 75,000 people every year
  • Borne says disposable e-cigarettes give young people bad habit
Disposable electronic cigarettes at a store in Bethune, France.Photographer: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images
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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the government is working on a bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes as the nation’s authorities seek to stop younger people from taking up smoking.