Around 2 million teens used flavored tobacco products last year, according to the FDA.
Hundreds of speakers spent nearly five hours trying to persuade the city council one way or another. Some of the groups presenting their case for the ban included the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and Kaiser Permanente. Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell said in her 40 years practicing medicine, she had seen the impact on children who lived in homes with smokers.
According to findings presented by von Wilpert's office, in the most recent completed study of the city's tobacco retailers in 2019, 14.7% of retailers sold to an underage police decoy. In a study to come, she said, those numbers have increased to nearly 30%. In response to the loss of income, Councilman Joe LaCava said he wanted to find a remedy for businesses who were selling a product that was"legal today and illegal tomorrow."
Councilmembers Chris Cate and Vivian Moreno were the two no votes on the ordinance, although they cited different reasons.
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