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It is fair to say that the electronic cigarette is an innovative product that has revolutionized the cigarette market. E-cigarettes are not only a viable alternative to regular cigarettes, but, above all, may be a safe and effective way for chain smokers to kick the habit. Proponents claim that the e-cigarette has two major advantages noting that as opposed to the thousands of chemicals found in regular cigarettes, e-cigarettes use no tobacco at all, containing only five ingredients: nicotine, water, coriander, citric acid and fragrant orchid element and that the e-cigarette releases no second-hand smoke, making the product perfectly safe for consumption in public places.

In spite of this, the Obama administration recently proposed banning the use of e cigarettes on all domestic airline flights of US and foreign carriers to and from the US, stating concerns that the smokeless cigarettes “may be harmful.”