NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 17: Andy Ramkumar, who works at Gotham Vape in Queens, vapes at the store while watching a hearing on the vaping debate on September 17, 2019 in New York City. Gotham Vape features a lounge area to vape as long as selling hundreds of different vaping products. Vaping, which many Americans have taken up as an alternative to smoking, has come under increased federal scrutiny following a rash of deaths related to vaping cannabis. Lawmakers in New York are currently considering a ban on flavored vaping products which make up a significant part of the vape industry. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)The first attributed to vaping was reported in the state yesterday according to CNN. The identity of the deceased has not been revealed. There has also been one vaping death reported in Georgia.
