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E-cigarettes not illegal in Abilene  

Assistant City Attorney Theresa James said the city's smoking ordinance was not drafted to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes. But she said even though e-cigarettes are not in violation, that does not prevent a business owner from prohibiting them.

"The smoking ordinance indicates that an object has to be lit, and if there is no flame then it is not in violation of the smoking ordinance," James said.

Smoking Everywhere, an importer of electronic cigarettes, sued the FDA last year after the agency blocked two shipments at Los Angeles International Airport amid claims that the cigarettes contain dangerous chemicals.

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