It only took five years, but the Food and Drug Administration is ready to begin regulating electronic cigarettes. While the new rule covers a lot of ground with the never-before regulated devices, it doesn’t deal with some of critics’ more controversial concerns. The FDA’s first step in regulating the popular alternative to traditional cigarettes includes banning the sales to minors and requiring manufactures to put health warnings on the devices. “Tobacco remains the leading cause of death and disease in this country.