Tobacco harm reduction news for February 26, 2019. Anti-harm reduction laws in Utah, Tennessee, Illinois, South Dakota and Michigan.
CEDAR HILLS, UTAH: (UPDATE) City denies early ADULT #smokers & #vapers access to the much safer alternative #vaping & #smokefree products that could actually eliminate #smoking.
Then there were two: Cedar Hills raises tobacco, e-cigarette age to 21, following Lehi
TENNESSEE: (HEADS UP!) Bill would deny early ADULT #smokers & #vapers access to the much safer alternative #vaping & #smokefree products that could actually eliminate #smoking & $2.6 billion is health care costs.
Bill would raise age to buy tobacco to 21
BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS: (UPDATE) Without any evidence of risk to bystanders or necessity of intervention, officials ban #vaping where #smoking is prohibited, prohibiting business owners from allowing #vaping in own property.
Boone County expands tobacco ordinance to include vaping, e-cigarettes
SOUTH DAKOTA: (HEADS UP!) Without any evidence of risk to bystanders or necessity of intervention, officials want to ban #vaping where #smoking is prohibited, prohibiting business owners from allowing #vaping on their own property.
Prime Sponsor Of Public Vaping Bill: “This Is An Issue That Needs Our Concern”
MICHIGAN: (HEADS UP!) Rep. Hood proposing cigarette tax increase by $1.50 which would increase total tax to $3.50/pack. She also wants to TAX #VAPING AT THE SAME RATE, greatly increasing cost of far safer alternatives to #smoking helping #smokers quit.
Bill proposed to increase cigarette taxes
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Author: KNoll-Marsh