The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved new regulations on Tuesday regarding e-cigarettes.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the regulations will treat e-cigarettes much like regular cigarettes as they are now banned from most public places in the city.
The e-cigarettes can still be used in places known as vaping lounges, but it is no longer allowed in other places for 21-and-overs. Vaping is the term used to describe the inhalation of vapors that e-cigarettes create.
Several lawmakers explained they had personal experiences that lead to the pushing of these new regulations. Councilman Mitch O'Farrell had to breathe in smoke when he was a waiter and Councilman Joe Buscaino said a relative uses e-cigarettes and believes it will be the death of them eventually.
Reuters reports that the sweeping regulations will be sent before L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti. If he signs the bill, it will make L.A. one of the few cities to have passed bills on e-cigarettes, joining Chicago and New York.
Opposition to the regulations claim that enough research hasn't been done to prove whether or not second-hand emission from vaping is harmful, like regular cigarettes.
