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Under the new ordinance, first-time offenders will be fined $100. There's a $200 fine for a second offense and a $300 fine for additional violations.

The vote brings the city in line with other Jacksonville-area beaches. Violators can be fined $50.

Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns.

U.S. health officials attributed the decline to fewer high school students using Elfbar and other vapes that come in fruit and candy flavors.

The decision lends credibility to vaping companies’ claim that their products can help blunt the toll of smoking. Meantime, parents and anti-tobacco groups say the FDA has again “failed American families.”

On this episode of "Florida Matters," we talk with experts from FAU and Moffitt Cancer Center about the health impacts of vaping — both on adults and youth.

The bill focuses on single-use electronic cigarettes and will allow the state attorney general's office to set up a registry of products deemed off-limits, after an administrative process.

The measure approved by Florida lawmakers is narrowly focused on single-use devices, a significant change from a plan floated earlier.

A ban on the sale of flavored nicotine vaping devices in Florida is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Protesters say it will hurt businesses and their employees.

Schools have invested millions of dollars, including federal COVID emergency relief money meant to help schools through the pandemic. It can surprise students that schools even have such technology.