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§ 9-11-2-2 PURPOSE.
   The use of vapor products has doubled among middle and high school students from 2011 to 2012. A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that about one in ten high school students admitted to using vapor products. The city can implement protections faster than the state or federal government. The city can adapt more quickly to changes to the products that the manufacturers or vendors may make to take their products outside the scope of this ordinance. Council finds it is reasonable to conclude that the use of vapor products is a gateway to the use of tobacco products which are extremely detrimental to the health of all persons, particularly children.