Easy to buy electronic cigarettes on the Internet for teens

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 07:03

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 07:07

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A market study has demonstrated that it is easy for youth under the age of 18 years of age to buy electronic cigarettes containing nicotine via the Internet, while it has been possible to do this on 10 of the 11 sites visited.

This is what was reported to be the string “Global” after you have gained knowledge of a market study commissioned by Inverite Verification, a company that produces a software verification of age.

Of adolescents from Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba have tried to purchase products that vaping nicotine containing.

According to what has been learned, most of the websites do not ask for the age of the buyer so that those who do, simply click on the button saying that you are over the age of 18 years.

They were subsequently able to retrieve their orders at the post office in spite of a label requiring an adult signature on the package.

In most canadian provinces, except Alberta and Saskatchewan, have legislation prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes by minors.

Products that contain nicotine require an approval from Health Canada to be sold in Canada, and no product of this kind has not received such approval for the time being.