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Ku ya 8 Nyakanga, nk'uko raporo z’amahanga zibitangaza, ku wa kabiri umucamanza wo mu Ntara ya Washington yatangaje ko itegeko ry’itabi ry’itabi ryamaganwe n’abenshi mu batoye bo muri iyo ntara ritaratangira gukurikizwa, anavuga ko intara ititeguye kuyishyira mu bikorwa uko byagenda kose.

Abashinzwe ubuzima mu Ntara bavuze ko atari ko bimeze, ariko bemeje ko ubu bagomba kwemerera ibicuruzwa bitoshye bidashimishije ingimbi gukomeza kugurishwa.

Nibintu byanyuma mubyiciro byinshi byagarutsweho aho intara yabujije ibicuruzwa by itabi uburyohe bwa mbere.

Ihagarikwa rya mbere ryashyizwe mu bikorwa na komite y’intara ya Washington mu Gushyingo 2021 bikaba biteganijwe ko rizatangira muri Mutarama uyu mwaka.

Ariko abatavuga rumwe n’iri tegeko, bayobowe na Jonathan Polonsky, umuyobozi mukuru w’ipantaro yishyuwe, bakusanyije imikono ihagije kugira ngo babashyire mu majwi maze bareke abatora bafate icyemezo muri Gicurasi.

Abashyigikiye iryo tegeko ryakoresheje amafaranga arenga miliyoni imwe yo kurengera.Amaherezo, abatora mu Ntara ya Washington bahisemo cyane kugumana iryo tegeko.

Muri Gashyantare, mbere yo gutora, amasosiyete menshi yo mu Ntara ya Washington yatanze ikirego cyo kwamagana icyo gikorwa.Umwuka wa Serenity, inzu ya hookah yumwami hamwe n’ibitekerezo byaka umuriro, uhagarariwe n’umunyamategeko Tony Aiello, mu rubanza bavuga ko ari ibigo byemewe n'amategeko kandi ko byangizwa n’amategeko n’intara.

Ku wa kabiri, umucamanza w’akarere ka Washington County, Andrew Owen yemeye guhagarika irangizarubanza.Nk’uko Owen abitangaza ngo ingingo y’intara yo gukomeza iryo tegeko mu gihe itegeko ryamaganwe ntabwo “yemeza”, kubera ko yavuze ko abunganira iyo ntara bavuze ko gahunda yo gushyira mu bikorwa iryo tegeko “mu gihe kiri imbere” ari zeru.

Ku rundi ruhande, Owen avuga ko niba amategeko yubahirijwe, uruganda ruzahita rwangirika bidasubirwaho.

Owen yanditse mu cyemezo cye: “uregwa yavuze ko inyungu rusange z’itegeko No 878 zari nyinshi cyane kuruta iz'urega.Ariko uregwa yemeye ko nta gahunda bafite yo guteza imbere inyungu rusange kuko batiteze gushyira mu bikorwa aya mabwiriza mu gihe kiri imbere. ”

Mary Sawyer, umuvugizi w’ubuzima mu ntara, yabisobanuye agira ati: “kubahiriza amategeko bizatangirana n’ubugenzuzi bwa leta ku itegeko ryemerera gucuruza itabi.Guverinoma ya leta izagenzura ibigo buri mwaka kugirango irebe ko ifite impushya kandi yubahirize amategeko mashya ya leta.Abagenzuzi nibasanga ibigo byo mu Ntara ya Washington bigurisha ibicuruzwa bitoshye, bazabitumenyesha. ”

Nyuma yo kubona itangazo, guverinoma yintara izabanza kwigisha ibigo amategeko agenga ibicuruzwa, kandi izatanga itike ari uko ibigo byananiwe kubyubahiriza.

Sawyer yagize ati: “Nta na kimwe muri ibyo cyabaye, kubera ko Leta yatangiye kugenzura muri iyi mpeshyi, kandi nta nama n'imwe badusabye.”

Intara yatanze icyifuzo cyo kutakira ikirego.Ariko kugeza ubu, Intara ya Washington imaze kuryohereza itabi n'ibicuruzwa bya elegitoroniki.

Jordan Schwartz ni nyir'imyuka ituje, umwe mu barega muri uru rubanza, ufite amashami atatu mu Ntara ya Washington.Schwartz avuga ko isosiyete ye yafashije abantu ibihumbi n'ibihumbi kureka itabi.

Noneho, yavuze ko umukiriya yinjiye aramubwira ati: “Ndatekereza ko nzongera kunywa itabi.Ibyo ni byo baduhatiye gukora. ”

Nk’uko Schwartz abitangaza ngo imyuka ituje igurisha cyane cyane amavuta y itabi hamwe nibikoresho bya elegitoroniki.

“80% by'ubucuruzi bwacu buturuka ku bicuruzwa bimwe na bimwe biryoha.”Yavuze.

“Dufite uburyohe amajana.”Schwartz yakomeje.Ati: "Dufite ubwoko bune bw'ibiryohe by'itabi, ntabwo ari igice gikunzwe cyane."

Jamie Dunphy, umuvugizi w’urusobe rwibikorwa bya kanseri y’umuryango w’abanyamerika urwanya kanseri, afite ibitekerezo bitandukanye ku bicuruzwa bya nikotine biryoshye.

Dunfei yagize ati: "Amakuru yerekana ko abantu batageze kuri 25% bakuze bakoresha ubwoko ubwo aribwo bwose bw'itabi (harimo na e-itabi) bakoresha uburyo ubwo ari bwo bwose bwo kuryoha."Ati: “Ariko umubare munini w'abana bakoresha ibyo bicuruzwa bavuga ko bakoresha ibicuruzwa gusa.”

Schwartz yavuze ko atagurishije abana bato kandi yemerera abantu bafite imyaka 21 no hejuru yayo kwinjira mu iduka rye.

Yagize ati: “muri buri ntara yo mu gihugu, birabujijwe kugurisha ibyo bicuruzwa ku bantu bari munsi y’imyaka 21, kandi abica amategeko bagomba gukurikiranwa.”

Schwartz yavuze ko yemera ko hagomba kubaho ibibujijwe kandi yizera ko bizagira uruhare mu biganiro ku buryo bwo kubikora.Icyakora, yagize ati: "100% kubihagarika rwose ntabwo ari inzira nziza."

Niba kubuza gukurikizwa, Dunphy afite impuhwe nke kubafite ubucuruzi bashobora kutagira amahirwe.

Ati: “Bakorera mu nganda zagenewe gukora ibicuruzwa bitagengwa n'inzego zose za Leta.Ibicuruzwa biryoha nka bombo kandi bitatse nk'ibikinisho, bikurura abana neza ".

Nubwo umubare w'urubyiruko unywa itabi gakondo ugenda ugabanuka, e-itabi niho abantu benshi binjira nikotine.Dukurikije imibare y'Ikigo gishinzwe kurwanya no gukumira indwara, mu 2021, 80.2% by'abanyeshuri bo mu mashuri yisumbuye na 74,6% by'abanyeshuri bo mu mashuri yisumbuye bakoresha e-itabi bakoresheje ibicuruzwa bihumura mu minsi 30 ishize.

Dunfei yavuze ko amazi ya e-itabi arimo nikotine nyinshi kuruta itabi kandi byoroshye guhisha ababyeyi.

Ati: “Ibihuha biva ku ishuri ni uko ari bibi kuruta mbere hose.”Yongeyeho.“Ishuri ryisumbuye rya Beverton ryagombaga gukuramo umuryango w’ubwiherero kubera ko abana benshi bakoresha itabi rya elegitoroniki mu bwiherero hagati y’amasomo.”