Ukuvalwa kokutshaya eColumbus, eOhio, kubandakanya nevenkile yaseWayne County

Kuhlaselo lwakutsha nje ekuthengisweni kweemveliso zomphunga ezingekho mthethweni, iGqwetha le-Ohio leGqwetha Jikelele uDave Yost ufake izikhalazo ngokuchasene namashishini amathathu aseOhio, kubandakanya nevenkile eWayne County. Ezi venkile zityholwa ngokuba zithengisa iimveliso ze-e-cigarette ezinencasa ezaphula imigaqo karhulumente.

Eli nyathelo liyinxalenye yeenzame ezibanzi zokujongana neenkxalabo ezikhulayo malunga nokuthengiswa kweemveliso zomphunga ezingekho mthethweni, ngakumbi ezo zithengiselwa abantu abatsha. Ezi mveliso ze-e-cigarette ezikhethiweyo kuthiwa zinomtsalane kubantwana, ziphakamisa inkxalabo malunga neengozi zempilo ezinokubakho ezinxulumene nokusetyenziswa kwazo.

UGqwetha Jikelele uYost uthe ukuthengiswa kwezi mveliso zomphunga ezingekho mthethweni akuphuli nje umthetho karhulumente kodwa kukwabeka isoyikiso esibalulekileyo kwimpilo yoluntu. Uqhankqalazo lujolise ekuthumeleni umyalezo oqinileyo kumashishini athengisa iimveliso zomphunga ngokungekho mthethweni kunye nokukhusela abathengi, ngakumbi abantu abatsha, kwiingozi ezinokubakho zokusebenzisa ezi mveliso.

Isikhalazo esifakwe yi-Ofisi yeGqwetha Jikelele lityhola ukuba la mashishini mathathu aphule umthetho we-Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act ngokuthengisa iimveliso zomphunga ezingahambelani nemithetho karhulumente. Amashishini atyholwa ngokuthengisa iimveliso ze-e-cigarette ezithandekayo ezibhenela abancinci, bephula izithintelo zombuso ekuthengisweni kweemveliso ezinjalo.

Uqhankqalazo lweemveliso zomphunga ongekho mthethweni yinxalenye yomzamo obanzi wesizwe wokujongana nokunyuka kwezigulo ezinxulumene nomphunga kunye neenkxalabo malunga nefuthe lazo kwimpilo yoluntu. Ukusetyenziswa kweemveliso ze-e-cigarette kuye kwanda kakhulu kwiminyaka yamuva, ngakumbi phakathi kwabantu abancinci, okubangelwa yingxaki yezempilo yoluntu ekhulayo.

Ukuthengiswa kweemveliso ze-e-cigarette ezikhethiweyo kuye kwagxininiswa ngokukodwa kuba ezi mveliso zihlala zithengiswa ngendlela yokubhenela kubathengi abancinci. Ukusetyenziswa kweencasa ezifana neziqhamo, iilekese kunye nezimuncumuncu zothuse amagosa ezempilo, anexhala lokuba iimveliso zinokukhokelela ekwenyukeni kwevaping yabaselula.

Ukuphendula kwezi nkxalabo, i-Ohio iphumeze imimiselo engqongqo ekuthengisweni kweemveliso ze-e-cigarette ezikhethiweyo, kubandakanywa nezithintelo zokuthengisa kunye nokuthengiswa kwezi mveliso kubantwana. Uqhankqalazo lwamashishini amathathu atyholwa ngokuthengisa iimveliso zomphunga ongekho mthethweni yinxalenye yeenzame zikarhulumente zokunyanzelisa le migaqo nokukhusela impilo yoluntu.

Elinye lamashishini ekujoliswe kuwo yivenkile yaseWayne County ekutyholwa ukuba ibithengisa iimveliso ze-vaping ezinencasa ezingahambelani nemigaqo karhulumente. Izityholo zolwaphulo-mthetho kule venkile zibangele ukuba i-ofisi yegqwetha jikelele ithathe amanyathelo akhawulezileyo, ebonisa ukuzibophelela kukarhulumente ekubambeni amashishini aphendule ngokuthengisa ngokungekho mthethweni iimveliso zomphunga.

Uqhankqalazo lweemveliso zomphunga ongekho mthethweni lukwahambelana neenzame zelizwe zokulwa ukwanda kwezigulo ezinxulumene nomphunga. Amatyala okwenzakala okunxulumene nemiphunga kunye nezinye iingxaki zempilo ziye zanda kwiminyaka yakutshanje, ziphakamisa inkxalabo ebanzi malunga nokhuseleko lweemveliso zomphunga.

Ukuthengisa iimveliso zomphunga ezingekho mthethweni akuphuli umthetho karhulumente kuphela kodwa kukwabeka umngcipheko omkhulu kwimpilo yoluntu. Ukusetyenziswa kweemveliso zomphunga ezingalawulwayo, ngakumbi ezo zithengiswe kubantu abancinci, kuphakamisa iinkxalabo ezinzulu malunga nemingcipheko yempilo enokubakho eyayanyaniswa nomphunga.

Ngenxa yezi nkxalabo, ukuphelisa ukuthengiswa kweemveliso zomphunga ongekho mthethweni linyathelo elibalulekileyo lokukhusela abathengi kwiingozi ezinokubakho zokusebenzisa ezi mveliso. Ngokubamba iinkampani eziphendula ngokuphula imimiselo karhulumente, i-Ofisi yeGqwetha Jikelele ithumela umyalezo ocacileyo: Ukuthengiswa okungekho mthethweni kweemveliso ze-vaping akuyi kunyamezelwa.

Izikhalazo ngamashishini amathathu atyholwa ngokuthengisa iimveliso zomphunga ezingekho mthethweni ziqaqambisa ukuzibophelela kukarhulumente ekunyanzeliseni imigaqo nokukhusela impilo yoluntu. Uqhankqalazo sisilumkiso kumashishini athengisa iimveliso zomphunga ngokungekho semthethweni kwaye sithumela umyalezo oqinileyo wokuba ukuziphatha okunjalo kuya kuhlangatyezwana nenyathelo elikhawulezayo neliqinisekileyo.

Isishwankathelo, ukudiliza ukuthengiswa kweemveliso ze-e-cigarette ezingekho mthethweni, kubandakanywa neemveliso ze-e-cigarette ezikhethiweyo, linyathelo elibalulekileyo ekujonganeni nengxaki yezempilo yoluntu ekhulayo ehambelana ne-e-cigarettes. Izikhalazo ezifakwe yi-Ofisi yeGqwetha Jikelele le-Ohio ngokuchasene namashishini amathathu aquka ivenkile yaseWayne County ibonisa ukuzinikela kukarhulumente ekunyanzeliseni imimiselo kunye nokukhusela abathengi kwiingozi ezinokubakho zokusebenzisa iimveliso zomphunga ezingekho mthethweni. Njengoko urhulumente eqhubeka nokujongana nokunyuka kwezigulo ezinxulumene nomphunga kunye neenkxalabo malunga nefuthe lezempilo likawonke-wonke lomphunga, ukophula iimveliso zomphunga ongekho mthethweni linyathelo elibalulekileyo lokukhusela intlalo-ntle yabahlali baseOhio.