Lakewood City Council voted unanimously to include e-cigarette and vaporizing devices in the current city ban on smoking. “We have an existing smoking ordinance in Lakewood and want to include e-cigarettes into current tobacco ordinance,” Mayor Bob Murphy said during the July 14 meeting. “This is something not a lot of communities have addressed but our council thought important to correct that.” Residents spoke in favor of the ordinance, and many advocated for more stringent laws to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes. The danger, according to many, is that they are small and so can be used anywhere and it is difficult to tell what is actually being smoked in them. “We want you to take ever... [Read more]