Kuletsa kusuta ku Columbus, Ohio, kuphatikiza sitolo ya Wayne County

Pakuphwanya kwaposachedwa pakugulitsa zinthu zapoizoni zosaloledwa, Woyimira milandu wamkulu wa Ohio Dave Yost adasumira mabizinesi atatu aku Ohio, kuphatikiza sitolo ku Wayne County. Masitolowo akuimbidwa mlandu wogulitsa fodya wamtundu wamtundu wa e-fodya zomwe zimaphwanya malamulo a boma.

Kusunthaku ndi gawo limodzi la kuyesetsa kuthana ndi nkhawa zomwe zikuchulukirachulukira pakugulitsa zinthu zosaloledwa, makamaka zomwe zimagulitsidwa kwa achinyamata. Zogulitsa zamtundu wa e-fodya zimanenedwa kuti ndi zokopa kwa ana, zomwe zimadzutsa nkhawa za ngozi zomwe zingachitike chifukwa chakugwiritsa ntchito kwawo.

Attorney General Yost adati kugulitsa zinthu zosaloledwa zamtunduwu sikuphwanya malamulo a boma komanso kumawopseza kwambiri thanzi la anthu. Kuphwanyidwako cholinga chake ndi kutumiza uthenga wamphamvu kwa mabizinesi omwe akugulitsa zinthu za vap mosaloledwa komanso kuteteza ogula, makamaka achinyamata, ku zoopsa zomwe zingachitike pogwiritsa ntchito mankhwalawa.

Dandaulo lomwe ofesi ya Attorney General's Office ikunena kuti mabizinesi atatuwa adaphwanya lamulo la Consumer Sales Practices Act la Ohio pogulitsa zinthu zomwe sizikugwirizana ndi malamulo a boma. Mabizinesiwo akuimbidwa mlandu wogulitsa zinthu zokometsera za e-fodya zomwe zimakopa ana, kuphwanya malamulo a boma pakugulitsa zinthu zotere.

Kuwonongeka kwa zinthu zotuluka m'malo osaloledwa ndi gawo limodzi la zoyesayesa zapadziko lonse kuthana ndi kukwera kwa matenda okhudzana ndi mpweya komanso nkhawa zomwe zimakhudza thanzi la anthu. Kugwiritsiridwa ntchito kwa e-fodya kwakula kwambiri m'zaka zaposachedwa, makamaka pakati pa achinyamata, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale vuto lalikulu la thanzi la anthu.

Kugulitsa zinthu zokometsera za e-fodya kwakhala kofunikira kwambiri chifukwa mankhwalawa nthawi zambiri amagulitsidwa m'njira yokopa ogula achichepere. Kugwiritsiridwa ntchito kwa zokometsera monga zipatso, maswiti ndi zokometsera zadetsa nkhawa akuluakulu azaumoyo, omwe amadandaula kuti mankhwalawa angayambitse kuwonjezeka kwa chiwombankhanga cha achinyamata.

Poyankha nkhawazi, Ohio yakhazikitsa malamulo okhwima okhudza kugulitsa zinthu zokometsera za e-fodya, kuphatikiza zoletsa kutsatsa ndi kugulitsa zinthuzi kwa ana. Kuphwanyidwa kwa mabizinesi atatu omwe akuimbidwa mlandu wogulitsa zinthu zosaloledwa ndi boma ndi imodzi mwamayesero aboma kuti azitsatira malamulowa ndikuteteza thanzi la anthu.

Imodzi mwamabizinesi omwe amayang'aniridwa ndi kuphwanyidwako inali sitolo ya Wayne County yomwe akuti imagulitsa zinthu zokometsera zomwe sizikutsatira malamulo aboma. Kuphwanya kwa sitoloyi kwapangitsa kuti ofesi ya loya wamkulu achitepo kanthu mwachangu, kuwonetsa kudzipereka kwa boma kuti aziimba mlandu mabizinesi chifukwa chogulitsa zinthu zotulutsa mpweya.

Kuphwanyidwa kwa zinthu zosaloledwa za vaping kumagwirizananso ndi kuyesetsa kwadziko kuthana ndi kukwera kwa matenda okhudzana ndi vaping. Milandu ya kuvulala kwamapapo okhudzana ndi mpweya ndi zovuta zina zaumoyo zakula m'zaka zaposachedwa, zomwe zikudzetsa nkhawa zambiri zachitetezo cha zinthu zapamadzi.

Kugulitsa zinthu zotuluka pamphumi zosaloledwa sikumaphwanya malamulo a boma komanso kumaika chiopsezo ku thanzi la anthu. Kugwiritsiridwa ntchito kwa zinthu za vuvu zosayendetsedwa bwino, makamaka zomwe zimagulitsidwa kwa achinyamata, kumabweretsa nkhawa yayikulu paziwopsezo zomwe zingachitike paumoyo wokhudzana ndi vaping.

Poganizira zodetsazi, kuletsa kugulitsa zinthu zosaloledwa ndi vapu ndi gawo lofunikira poteteza ogula ku zoopsa zomwe zingachitike pogwiritsa ntchito zinthuzi. Pogwira makampani omwe ali ndi mlandu wophwanya malamulo a boma, Ofesi ya Attorney General ikutumiza uthenga womveka bwino: Kugulitsa kosaloledwa kwa zinthu za vap sikuloledwa.

Madandaulo okhudzana ndi mabizinesi atatu omwe akuimbidwa mlandu wogulitsa zinthu zosaloledwa ndi boma akuwonetsa kudzipereka kwa boma pakukhazikitsa malamulo komanso kuteteza thanzi la anthu. Kuwonongekaku ndi chenjezo kwa mabizinesi omwe akugulitsa zinthu za vape mosaloledwa ndipo kumatumiza uthenga wamphamvu kuti izi zichitika mwachangu komanso motsimikiza.

Mwachidule, kuchepetsa kugulitsa zinthu zoletsedwa ndi ndudu za e-fodya, kuphatikizapo zinthu zokometsera za e-fodya, ndi sitepe yofunika kwambiri pothana ndi mavuto omwe akukula omwe amakhudzana ndi ndudu za e-fodya. Madandaulo operekedwa ndi Ofesi ya Attorney General ku Ohio motsutsana ndi mabizinesi atatu kuphatikiza sitolo ya Wayne County akuwonetsa kudzipereka kwa boma pakukhazikitsa malamulo komanso kuteteza ogula ku zoopsa zomwe zingachitike pogwiritsa ntchito zinthu zopopera zosaloledwa. Pamene boma likupitilizabe kuthana ndi kukwera kwa matenda okhudzana ndi mphutsi komanso nkhawa zokhudzana ndi thanzi la anthu chifukwa cha mpweya, kuthana ndi zinthu zomwe siziloledwa ndi boma ndi gawo lofunikira poteteza moyo wa anthu okhala ku Ohio.