Smokers group challenges NYC e-cigarette ban

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Smokers group challenges NYC e-cigarette ban

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smokers-group-challenges-nyc-e-cigarette-ban-181348397--sector.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t1bgDjY3DqHSlZ0_pO8uzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-25T181348Z_1_CBREA2O1ENE00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ECIGARETTES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An e-cigarette sits in a tray on the bar at the Henley Vaporium in New York City" align="left" title="An e-cigarette sits in a tray on the bar at the Henley Vaporium in New York City" border="0" /></a>A smokers' rights group filed a legal challenge on Tuesday to New York City's ban on electronic cigarettes in restaurants, parks and many other public places. The city has increasingly restricted places where regular cigarettes can be smoked over the last decade under the Smoke-Free Air Act. The group behind the lawsuit, New York City Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, said the new legislation was in breach of the &quot;one-subject rule&quot; in both the state constitution and the city charter. The stated purpose of the Smoke-Free Air Act is to reduce New Yorkers' exposure to other people's cigarette smoke, the lawsuit says.</p><br clear="all"/>

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