New law bans electronic cigarettes for minors   Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that
prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes in Illinois by anyone
under age 18. Quinn signed the measure on Thursday. The new law
applies to electronic cigarettes and other alternative nicotine
products. Electronic cigarettes don't contain tobacco, but do
contain nicotine which is the addictive substance that makes
smoking difficult to quit. State Sen. John Mulroe of Chicago is
the bill sponsor. He says governments ban minors from buying
other forms of nicotine and electronic cigarettes should be no
exception. Mulroe says the new law helps the government "keep up
with the advancements" in the ways nicotine is being sold. The
law takes effect Jan. 1.