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Dominic Giannini

Health professionals welcome vape ban as smoke settles

Only pharmacists will be able to sell vapes over the counter to adults. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Health professionals have welcomed a world-leading ban on vapes, with the sale of e-cigarettes restricted to pharmacies as part of a government crackdown on recreational smoking.

The amended legislation passed the Senate on Wednesday after the government secured a deal with the Greens and will head to the government-controlled lower house to be stamped before becoming law.

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