Vapor store owners cast wary eye on proposed e-cig rule

Last week the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services proposed the adoption of a new rule that would eliminate flavored electronic smoking devices from Montana commerce — a measure local business owners in the Flathead Valley say will likely shutter their smoke and vapor shops if it goes into effect.

The new rule would prohibit individuals and businesses from advertising, marketing, selling or otherwise distributing flavored electronic cigarettes to Montanans, but would not prohibit tobacco-flavored or marijuana-infused products...