“We know these vapes are being marketed at children, with flavours like fairy floss and bubblegum, and they’re hiding dangerous poisons,” the health minister says.
The government has passed laws to make Queensland the toughest state on anti-vape legislation, as health data revealed rates of young people vaping had doubled over five years.
The legislation also gave authorities increased powers to close offending businesses for up to six months – a penalty no other state had introduced. Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said businesses should think again about the illegal sale of cigarettes and vapes, and that the government would “take no apology”.
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