IRiphabhulikhi yaseNorthport uKeith Brown isanda kwethula umthetho emhlanganweni wesifunda saseNew York ofuna ukuqhubeka nokulawula ukufutha, ukubhema, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwensangu notshwala esifundazweni. Umthetho ufuna ukudala isiphathimandla esizimele esizokwengamela ukuhlinzekwa kwama-vapes, ugwayi, insangu, notshwala esifundazweni.
Uma uphasisiwe umthethosivivinywa kaBrown uzobona ukwakhiwa kwe Ukusetshenziswa Kwabantu Abadala Igunya Lezinto. Leli gunya lizokwengamela imisebenzi yesiphathimandla sikagwayi, iNicotine, kanye ne-Vaping, isiphathimandla sokulawula iCannabis, kanye Nesiphathimandla Sotshwala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mthethosivivinywa uhlose ukudala eminye imithetho nezinhlelo ezizobusa ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping, ugwayi, insangu, notshwala esifundazweni.
Isibonelo, umthethosivivinywa uhlose ukusungula ugwayi we-elekthronikhi kanye ne-Vaping Prevention, Awareness, and Control Programme. Lolu hlelo luzoklanyelwa ukufundisa umphakathi futhi okubaluleke kakhulu intsha kanye nabantu abadala abasebasha ngobungozi bokuphefumula kanye nokusebenzisa eminye imikhiqizo ene-nicotine. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mthethosivivinywa uzophinde usungule Uhlelo Lokuvimbela Nokulawula Ukusetshenziswa Kwemikhiqizo Yogwayi kanye Ne-Vapor Oluzozama ukunciphisa ngokuqhubekayo isibalo sababhemayo esifundazweni ngokusebenzisa izindlela eziningi zokuvimbela.
Isiphathimandla esidalwe yilo mthethosivivinywa sizoba nesibopho sokuthuthukisa izinqubo zokugunyazwa nokubhaliswa kwabakhiqizi bomkhiqizo kagwayi, abathengisi, nabadayisi. Lokhu kuzobandakanya izitolo eziphatha ugwayi we-electronic namavaper.
Ngokusho kukaBrown webandla "I-Tobacco, Nicotine and Vaping Authority izoqinisekisa impilo nokuphepha komphakathi kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezithako ezifanele nezindlela ekwenzeni yonke imikhiqizo kagwayi, i-nicotine kanye ne-vaping ezothengiswa noma isetshenziswe kuhulumeni".
UBrown uthi inhloso yakhe ukuvikela izingane ezikhangisweni ezingamanga ezisetshenziswa abakhiqizi bale mikhiqizo. Uphawula ukuthi iningi lemikhiqizo ekhipha umhwamuko ngisho nensangu kanye nemikhiqizo kagwayi iyapakishwa futhi imakethwa ngezindlela zokukhomba izingane. Lokhu kuholela ekwandeni kokusetshenziswa kwale mikhiqizo.
Okuxakayo ukuthi umthethosivivinywa wakhe uza ngesikhathi lapho izinga lokubhema kwentsha yaseNew York lehle lafinyelela ezingeni eliphansi kunawo wonke ngo-3% ngo-2020 lehla lisuka ku-27.1% eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule. Ucwaningo olwenziwe wuMnyango wezeMpilo kuzwelonke luthole ukuthi ukubhema ugwayi kwehlile kuzo zonke izigaba ezihlanganisa ne-e-cigarettes.
Mhlawumbe umthethosivivinywa usekelwe umbiko wowezi-2018 Wokuphathwa Kwezokudla Nezidakamizwa okwakubonisa ukuthi intsha esebenzisa ugwayi we-e-cigarette yayingase ibe ababhemi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi ukuqhuma kwe-vaping phakathi kwezingane zesikole esiphakeme kukhuphuke ngo-160% kusukela ku-2014 kuya ku-2018. Ucwaningo olwengeziwe lubonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-e-cigarette kuncishisiwe okokuqala. Ukusetshenziswa kwama-vapes phakathi kwabafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu esifundazweni kwehle kwafinyelela ku-18%. Lokhu kuphinde kwasizwa umthetho ka-2019 owanyusa iminyaka yokufinyelela nokuthenga imikhiqizo kagwayi yaba yiminyaka engama-21. Lokhu kwenza ukuthenga imikhiqizo ye-vaping kube nzima kakhulu entsheni.
UBrown uhlose ukwenza igunya libe yingxenye ebalulekile yomhlaba wokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa ngokuyinika amandla okwengamela yonke into yale mikhiqizo eyingozi. Usho lokho "Ukwakhiwa kwe-Tobacco, Nicotine kanye ne-Vaping Authority kuzohlinzeka ngokubheka okudingekayo kukho konke ukukhiqiza, ukukhangisa, nokusatshalaliswa kukagwayi, i-nicotine kanye nemikhiqizo ye-vaping kanye nokuhlinzeka ngokusobala nokusiza ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo enjalo."
