Tobacco harm reduction news for January 24, 2019. Montana advocates get 50% tax tabled, Bills and ordinances in Minnesota, Texas, Illinois, Alabama, Florida, Ohio and Connecticut…
DECATUR, ALABAMA: (UPDATE) City Council votes 4-1 to add vaping products to #smoking ordinance, denying most businesses the right to allow #vaping in their establishment, limits vaping in vape shops.
Decatur council approves vaping ban
OHIO: (HEADS UP!) American Cancer Society lobbying for high #cigarette tax on #vaping products, pushing to deny #smoking adults 18-20 access to the far safer alternatives to #smoking.
Should vaping be taxed like cigarettes? Some Ohio advocates think so
ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA: (UPDATE) County denies adult #smokers 18-20 access to much safer alternative #vaping products, treating them the same as #cigarettes. More unreasonable laws will surely follow unless Florida #vapers unite and stand against it!
County raises tobacco buying age to 21
BELTRAMI COUNTY, MINNESOTA: (UPDATE) County denies adult #smokers 18-20 access to much safer alternative #vaping products. Latest in string of MN cities ignoring the science of tobacco harm reduction.
Beltrami County raises age to buy tobacco, vaping products
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS: (UPDATE & HEADS UP!) City Council chooses cautious approach on #vaping product age regulation, but still drafting ordinance that would prohibit businesses from allowing vaping in their own establishments.
Champaign council not yet ready to regulate e-cigarette market
ILLINOIS: (HEADS UP!) Numerous municipalities in state passing/considering laws denying adult #smokers 18-20 access to much safer alternative #vaping products.
Cook County ready to ban under-21 tobacco sales in unincorporated areas
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT: (UPDATE) City denies adult #smokers 18-20 access to much safer, smoke-free alternative #vaping products. Some laws are passing fast, without news reports. Please join CASAA to help us stay on top of/alert members in your area!
Bridgeport raises the age of sale of tobacco to 21; law includes e-cigarettes
TYLER, TEXAS: (UPDATE) City prohibits business from allowing use of #vaping products in their establishment. Some laws are passing fast, without news reports. Please join CASAA to help us stay on top of/alert members in your area!
Tyler approves ban on e-cigarettes in public places
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