New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he wants to ban flavored e-cigarettes amid growing national health concerns about vaping.
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"This is a frightening public health phenomenon," Cuomo said at a news conference.
As part of the investigation, Cuomo said subpoenas will be issued to learn more about the chemical makeup of vaping products.
He added that "common sense" would suggest that "if you don’t know what you are smoking, don’t smoke it, and right now we don’t know."
The investigation by the health department "could very well lead to the banning of all products" relating to vaping, he noted, but the state "can’t ban that which the federal government approves."
"We don’t know what a lot of these substances are and you have an alarming rate of illness," Cuomo said.