Clackamas County bans e-cigarettes


The board voted to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes inside all county-owned buildings and vehicles.

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The board voted to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes inside all county-owned buildings and vehicles.

“The reason for the e-vaping prohibition is we did have people e-vaping within county facilities themselves and it was causing disruption for co-workers, users and visitors to the facility,” said County Counsel Stephen Madkour.

“We’re not restricting anything but the few properties we lease and the few properties we own. So you can otherwise carry on,” said commission Chair John Ludlow.

Ludlow added that he found it unlikely that the ban would ever be extended beyond Clackamas County walls.

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