{"id":22434,"date":"2020-08-25T15:41:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T19:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=22434"},"modified":"2020-08-25T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T19:41:13","slug":"vaping-news-saginaw-michigan-public-venue-ban-reclassifying-vaping-as-smoking-vape-product-possession-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/22434","title":{"rendered":"VAPING NEWS: SAGINAW, MICHIGAN [Public Venue Ban, Reclassifying Vaping As Smoking, &amp; Vape Product Possession Fines]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-offset-key=\"c240c-0-0\">&#8220;The Saginaw City Council adopted two ordinance changes on Monday, Aug. 24. The second ordinance focuses on the consumption of tobacco products as well as marijuana products and sets the groundwork for regulations in city parks. The ordinance reads, \u201cFor purposes of this section, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">smoke or smoking means possessing a cigarette, e-cigarette<\/span><\/strong>, cigar, hookah, or pipe that contains tobacco, marijuana, or any other product that is lit or burning; lighting a cigarette, e-cigarette, cigar, hookah, or pipe that contains tobacco or any other product; or exhaling smoke from burning tobacco or any other burning product that is contained in a hookah, pipe, cigar, cigarette and\/or e-cigarette.\u201d According to the ordinance, no individual is allowed to engage in any of the aforementioned activities and smoking in any city park, including, any playground, tennis court, community center or outdoor athletic complex owned by Saginaw. Violating the ordinance could result in a fine of $50, according to the ordinance, and community service may be ordered in lieu of a fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">\u00a0<em>Even though e-liquid vape products do not emit smoke, they are still being criminalized as if they did<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE LINK:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/saginaw-bay-city\/2020\/08\/saginaw-city-council-adopts-restrictions-on-outdoor-marijuana-and-tobacco-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saginaw City Council adopts restrictions on outdoor marijuana and tobacco use<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Reddit\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"VAPING%20NEWS%3A%20SAGINAW%2C%20MICHIGAN%20%5BPublic%20Venue%20Ban%2C%20Reclassifying%20Vaping%20As%20Smoking%2C%20%26amp%3B%20Vape%20Product%20Possession%20Fines%5D\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Saginaw City Council adopted two ordinance changes on Monday, Aug. 24. 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