At that time, it was created to regulate tax and increase revenue
Children are vaping with unauthorized products that are on store shelves only because FDA has seemingly granted these illegal e-cigarettes a free pass.
The National Academies Press, Washington, DC Eckley DC, Curtin KM (2013) Evaluating the spatiotemporal clustering of traffic incidents
Violations of New York Public Health Law 1399-ll (1-a) , which makes it illegal for anyone to deliver e-cigarettes to anyone other than a state-licensed vapor business, are also alleged, as well as violations of New York City Administrative Code 17-715 , which makes it illegal to sell, offer for sale, or possess for sale flavored e-cigarettes in New York City
Thats a clue I should have noticed