Rhode Island to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes, Tax Vaping Products

Rhode Island has taken a step toward banning flavored e-cigarettes and adding new taxes on other e-cigarette products.

Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) ordered the state’s Department of Health to write rules to prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarette products Sept. 25.

She also directed the state Department of Business Regulation and Department of Revenue to recommend new taxes on some e-cigarette products and to tighten up the licenses required of e-cigarette distributors and vaping bars, casual cafes people frequent to use e-cigarette products.

Raimondo’s mandate comes a day after the Massachusetts governor ordered an immediate ban on the sale of ...