A man has been fined for selling e-cigarettes. Photo: Steven Siewert
A Cairns man fined for selling electronic cigarettes is the first person in the state to be prosecuted for trading the products.
The man was charged with the possession and advertising of liquid nicotine after putting up posters selling the product at a university, a Queensland Health spokeswoman said.
He appeared in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Thursday and was fined $2500 after reportedly pleading guilty.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young says the man is the first in the state to be prosecuted under the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation Act for selling banned e-cigarettes.