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The Scottish government is considering actions which would introduce some major rules to the books when it comes to smoking and electronic cigarette use. If passed, sales of electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18 will be prohibited. Not just that, but smoking in a vehicle with a kid inside might also be outlawed.

Beyond that, regulators may push rules prohibiting adults from purchasing e-cigs for teens and may even place restrictions on product marketing and advertising. At the moment, these proposed bans are waiting on input from the public. So far, Scotland appears to lack any regulation of e-cigs (not unlike most countries).

You can read more about the new regs right here.

A team at the National Addiction Centre there conducted an analysis of electronic cigarettes and found generally good things to say about them.

According to lead researcher Peter Hajek:

In this case the risks are unlikely, some already proven not to exist, while the benefits are potentially enormous. It really could be a revolutionary intervention in public health if smokers switched from cigarettes to electronic cigarettes.

So killing benefits, which are huge, for risks which are small is like asking people to stop using mobile phones and tablets, or restrict their use and further development, because of a one in 10,000,000 chance that the battery might overheat in your device.

Scotland appears to be yet another nation taking a sound approach to the regulation of electronic cigarettes.