Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey wants to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone younger than 18.

Healey introduced the proposed regulations at a State House press conference on Tuesday.

“This is about young people,” the Democrat — now in her third month as attorney general — said. “This is about the safety and well being and public health of young people.”

Right now, there’s no state law prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, though several cities and towns have their own age restrictions.

The new regulations would also require sellers of nicotine liquid or gel — which is what’s inside e-cigarettes — to use child-resistant packaging. It would also ban free giveaways  and require the devices to be stored behind the register.

Jon Hurst if the Retailers Association of Massachusetts says he supports Healey’s plan.

“Frankly, we would prefer a good moderate statewide law, then a crazy quilt of local ordinances,” he said.

E-cigarettes are not regulated by the FDA — yet.  Many health experts say they contain dangerous chemicals and lure teens with flavors like chocolate and bubblegum. And they say smoking e-cigarettes could lead to smoking real cigarettes in the future.

Some complain the regulations don’t go far enough.  Tami Gouveia of Tobacco Free Mass wants to add e-cigarettes to the state’s indoor smoking ban, and ban flavors that make e-cigarettes more palatable to kids.

Supporters of  e-cigarettes say they are a safer alternative to smoking and could help wean current smokers off of smoking – like Nicorette gum.

A public hearing on the regulations is scheduled for the end of April.