Montana Officials End Bid to Ban Flavored Vaping Products

The Montana health department has ended its quest to ban flavored vaping products in the state.

The decision came Friday after 13 state senators and seven representatives, all Republicans, signed letters last month opposing the rule and stating that the health department does not have the authority to implement such a ban, according to NBC Montana.

Montana law dictates that a poll of the entire Legislature is required when 20 or more legislators object to a proposed administrative rule.

Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Sheila Hogan said the decision to poll the Legislature revealed that additional education and collaboration is necessary to protect Montana’s young people, according to the story