According to a report from WAND TV station on May 8th, the city of Rantoul, Illinois, is taking action to combat a new style of e-cigarette designed to look like highlighters, erasers, and other school supplies.
State legislators are seeking to ban e-cigarette companies from advertising, marketing, or promoting e-cigarettes in a way that may lead parents or teachers to mistake them for common items. Both Democrats and Republicans frequently hear complaints from teachers about students bringing e-cigarettes that look like pencil sharpeners, erasers, and toys into schools.
"Principal, supervisors, teachers, they are really troubled by this," said Ryan Spain, Republican representative from Rupp City, Illinois, "They find it difficult to track down those e-cigarette devices, I mean, their design is intentionally made to look like school supplies."
This legislation will be enforced by the Illinois Department of Revenue, Attorney General, and local law enforcement agencies. The Illinois Senate Democrats provided some e-cigarette samples that look like highlighters.
On May 8th, in the Congressional Executive Committee, Senate Bill 2662, also known as the Eliminate Amendatory Bill, was unanimously passed and has now been moved to the House of Representatives for further consideration. Representatives Camille Lilly of Chicago and Julie Morrison of Forest Lake have been actively advocating for this reform in the House and Senate, respectively.
"I have spoken with some young people who have used this e-cigarette," Morrison said. "They said they first tried it at a party because their friends had one and they thought it would be fun, and everyone else was doing it too. But it can definitely lead to addiction, and that is where we need to prevent it."
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