“I imagine if those items had been underneath the airplane in the luggage compartment and somehow that same event had happened, it absolutely could have been more exciting than it already was,” said passenger Andrew Hames.
"e-cigs"
CDC: E-cigarettes a growing health concern
Dr. Brian King of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health spoke during a recent Ketchikan Wellness Coalition conference on tobacco.
Ketchikan moves forward with tobacco tax
The suggested tax is $3 per pack of cigarettes, or 75 percent of the wholesale price on other tobacco products. Tobacco substitutes, including e-cigarettes, also would be taxed at a similar rate.
Should e-cigarette vapors be treated like tobacco smoke?
The Juneau Assembly is considering a ban on e-cigarette vapors in nearly all indoor public spaces.