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NgoJulayi 8, ngokwemibiko yangaphandle, ijaji eWashington County limemezele ngoLwesibili ukuthi ukuvinjelwa kukagwayi onephunga elimnandi okuphikisana neningi labavoti esifundeni bekungakaqali ukusebenza, futhi lathi isifunda besingakakulungeli ukusisebenzisa noma kunjalo.

Izikhulu zezempilo esifundeni zithe akunjalo, kodwa zavuma ukuthi kufanele manje bavumele imikhiqizo yokunambitheka engakhangi entsheni ukuthi iqhubeke nokudayiswa.

Lokhu okwakamuva kuphela ochungechungeni lwezithiyo lapho isifunda savimbela imikhiqizo kagwayi enothosiwe okokuqala ngqa.

Ukuvinjelwa kokuqala kwasetshenziswa yiKomidi Lesifunda saseWashington ngoNovemba 2021 futhi kuhlelwe ukuthi kuqale ngoJanuwari walo nyaka.

Kepha abamelene nokuvinjelwa, beholwa nguJonathan Polonsky, oyi-CEO ye-plaid pantry, baqoqe amasiginesha anele ukuwafaka evotini futhi bavumele abavoti benze isinqumo ngoMeyi.

Abasekeli bokuvinjelwa basebenzise imali engaphezu kuka-$1million ukuze bakuvikele.Ekugcineni, abavoti eWashington County bakhethe kakhulu ukugcina ukuvinjelwa.

NgoFebhuwari, ngaphambi kokuvota, izinkampani ezimbalwa eWashington County zafaka amacala ukuphikisa lesi senzo.Ama-Serenity vapors, i-king's hookah lounge kanye nenkohliso eshisiwe, emelwe ummeli u-Tony Aiello, baphikisene enkantolo ukuthi bangamabhizinisi asemthethweni futhi bazolinyazwa ngokungafanele yimithetho nemithetho yesifunda.

NgoLwesibili, iJaji Lesifunda saseWashington County u-Andrew Owen uvumile ukuwumisa lo mthetho omisiwe.Ngokuka-Owen, impikiswano yesifunda yokulondoloza ukuvinjelwa lapho umthetho uphonswa inselelo “ayigculisi”, ngoba wathi abameli besifunda bathi uhlelo lokusebenzisa ukuvinjelwa “esikhathini esizayo esibonakalayo” luyiqanda.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, u-Owen ubeka ukuthi uma umthetho ugcinwa, inkampani izobhekana nomonakalo ongenakulungiseka ngokushesha.

U-Owen wabhala emyalweni wakhe: “ummangalelwa wagomela ngokuthi izithakazelo zomphakathi kuMthetho No. 878 zaziphakeme kakhulu kunezommangali.Kodwa ummangalelwa uvumile ukuthi abanazo izinhlelo zokuthuthukisa izithakazelo zomphakathi ngoba bebengalindele ukuthi lo mthetho uzowusebenzisa esikhathini esizayo.”

UMary Sawyer, okhulumela ezempilo esifundeni, uchaze, "ukugcinwa komthetho kuzoqala ngokuhlola kwezwe umthetho wamalayisensi okudayisa ugwayi.Uhulumeni wezwe uzohlola amabhizinisi minyaka yonke ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi anamalayisense futhi ahambisana nemithetho emisha yezwe.Uma abahloli bethola ukuthi amabhizinisi aseWashington County athengisa imikhiqizo yokunambitheka, bazosazisa.”

Ngemva kokuthola isaziso, uhulumeni wesifunda uzoqala afundise amabhizinisi mayelana nomthetho womkhiqizo wezinongo, futhi uzokhipha ithikithi kuphela uma amabhizinisi ehluleka ukuthobela.

USawyer uthe, "akekho kulokhu okwenzekile, ngoba umbuso usanda kuqala ukuhlola kuleli hlobo, futhi abakaze bancome noma yimaphi amabhizinisi kithi."

Isifunda sifake isicelo sokuthi kuchithwe isikhalazo.Kepha kuze kube manje, iWashington County inogwayi omnandi kanye nemikhiqizo kagwayi kagesi.

UJordani Schwartz ungumnikazi wemfucumfucu yokuthula, omunye wabamangali kuleli cala, elinamagatsha amathathu eWashington County.USchwartz uthi inkampani yakhe isize izinkulungwane zabantu ukuyeka ukubhema.

Manje, wathi, ikhasimende langena futhi lamtshela, “Ngicabanga ukuthi ngizobhema usikilidi futhi.Yilokho abasiphoqa ukuthi sikwenze.”

Ngokuka-Schwartz, umhwamuko wokuzola uthengisa ikakhulukazi uwoyela kagwayi onephunga elimnandi nezinto zikagwayi zikagesi.

"U-80% webhizinisi lethu uvela emikhiqizweni ethile yokunambitha."Uthe.

"Sinamakhulu ama-flavour."Waqhubeka uSchwartz.“Sinezinhlobo ezingaba zine zezinongo zikagwayi, okungeyona ingxenye ethandwa kakhulu.”

U-Jamie Dunphy, umkhulumeli wenethiwekhi yezenzo zomdlavuza we-American Cancer Society, unemibono ehlukene ngemikhiqizo ye-nicotine enongiwe.

"Idatha ibonisa ukuthi ngaphansi kwe-25% yabantu abadala abasebenzisa noma yiluphi uhlobo lwemikhiqizo kagwayi (kuhlanganise ne-e-cigarettes) basebenzisa noma yiluphi uhlobo lwemikhiqizo yokunambitheka," kusho u-dunfei.Kodwa iningi lezingane ezisebenzisa le mikhiqizo lithi lisebenzisa kuphela izinongo.”

USchwartz uthe akazange adayisele izingane futhi uvumele abantu abaneminyaka engu-21 nangaphezulu ukuthi bangene esitolo sakhe.

Uthe: “Kuzo zonke izifunda zezwe akukho emthethweni ukudayisela abantu abaneminyaka engaphansi kuka-21 le mikhiqizo, futhi labo abaphula umthetho kufanele bashushiswe.”

USchwartz uthe ukholelwa ukuthi kufanele kube nemikhawulo ethile futhi uthemba ukuba yingxenye yezingxoxo zokuthi lokhu kwenziwa kanjani.Kodwa-ke, uthe, "u-100% ukuvimba ngokuphelele akuyona indlela efanele."

Uma ukuvinjelwa kuqala ukusebenza, u-Dunphy akanalo uzwelo kubanikazi bamabhizinisi okungenzeka babe neshwa.

“Basebenza embonini eyakhelwe ngokukhethekile ukuthi ikhiqize imikhiqizo engalawulwa yinoma iyiphi inhlangano kahulumeni.Le mikhiqizo inambitheka njengoswidi futhi ihlotshiswe njengamathoyizi, kucaca ukuthi iheha izingane,” usho kanje.

Nakuba isibalo sabantu abasha ababhema ugwayi wesintu sincipha, ugwayi we-elekthronikhi uyindawo evamile yokungena ezinganeni ekusebenziseni i-nicotine.Ngokwedatha yeCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, ngo-2021, u-80.2% wabafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu kanye nama-74.6% abafundi basesikoleni esiphakathi abasebenzisa i-e-cigarettes basebenzise imikhiqizo yokunambitheka ezinsukwini ezingu-30 ezedlule.

UDunfei uthe uketshezi lwe-e-cigarette luqukethe i-nicotine eningi kunogwayi futhi kulula ukulifihlela abazali.

"Amahemuhemu avela esikoleni ukuthi kubi kakhulu kunakuqala."Wengeza.“Isikole samabanga aphakeme saseBeverton kwadingeka sikhiphe umnyango wegumbi lokugezela ngenxa yokuthi izingane eziningi zisebenzisa ugwayi we-electronic endlini yangasese phakathi kwamakilasi.”