不列颠哥伦比亚省通过了加拿大第一法律,允许它就青年保健费用起诉跳荡公司。 British Columbia passes first-in-Canada law letting it sue vaping companies over youth health costs.

不列颠哥伦比亚省提出了第24号法案,这是加拿大第一部此类法律,允许该省起诉跳楼公司,要求支付与其产品有关的公共保健费用。 British Columbia has introduced Bill 24, the first law of its kind in Canada, allowing the province to sue vaping companies for public health care costs linked to their products. 该立法针对被指控进行欺骗性营销的公司，特别是针对年轻人，尽管存在已知的健康风险，但还是错误地宣传电子烟是安全或有益的。 The legislation targets companies accused of deceptive marketing, particularly to youth, by falsely promoting vaping as safe or beneficial despite known health risks. 总检察长尼基·夏尔马 （Niki Sharma） 警告说，青少年电子烟的增加威胁到数十年来在减少烟草使用方面取得的进展，2023 年的一项调查显示，不列颠哥伦比亚省有四分之一的人口。 Attorney General Niki Sharma warned rising youth vaping threatens decades of progress in reducing tobacco use, with a 2023 survey showing a quarter of B.C. 青少年已经尝试过电子烟. youth have tried vaping. 该法案以针对烟草和类阿片制造者的成功诉讼为样板,旨在收回纳税人出资的保健费用并支持现有的青年教育工作。 The bill, modeled after successful lawsuits against tobacco and opioid makers, aims to recover taxpayer-funded health costs and supports existing youth education efforts. 收回的任何资金都将用于一般收入,加强公共服务。 Any funds recovered would go to general revenue, bolstering public services.