In-flight smoking includes the use of a tobacco product, electronic cigarettes, whether or not they are a tobacco product, or similar products that produce smoke, mist, vapor, aerosol, and certain other devices, except products (other than electronic cigarettes) which meet the definition of a medical device
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Just note that even then, these products require some routine humidor maintenance, so be be sure to check out that link we dropped in the intro to this article for more details, and let's keep those stogies in prime condition.
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health US
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