Letter to the editor: Debunking myths of Maine’s proposed flavored-tobacco ban
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As the Maine Legislature considers a ban on the legal sale of all flavored tobacco in the state, the good people of Maine deserve to know what is real and what is spin.
The real target of the legislation (L.D. 1550) should be egregious vape and e-cigarette flavors like cotton candy, sour melon and Caribbean punch, which are slickly packaged and marketed and are the ones with the highest youth appeal. Very few youth use traditional tobacco flavors, such as wintergreen moist smokeless and menthol cigarettes, yet these legal adult products are included in the bill.
Legislators introduce a new bill that would ban all flavored tobacco products sales in Maine
Supporters of the bill argued flavored products attract kids. Opponents say Maine would create a black market for these products and lose revenue if it is passed. Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:14 PM EDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 7:14 PM EDT May 7, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine In a virtual hearing Friday, members of the Maine Legislature s Committee on Health and Human Services introduced a bill that would ban the sale of all tobacco-flavored products, including flavored cigars and electronic cigarettes in the state.
The bill, presented by State Representative Michele Meyer (D- Eliot), drew support from other lawmakers on the committee, public health advocates, and young adults who spoke from their own experiences with nicotine addiction.
Advocates for banning flavored tobacco products press on despite setback
Keith M. Phaneuf, ctmirror.org
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FILE- This Sept. 16, 2019 file photo shows flavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop in New York.Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press
The battle to ban flavored e-cigarettes and other tobacco products hit a roadblock recently when the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved a measure that assumes no change in current law.
But advocates for a broad-based prohibition said Tuesday that the struggle is not over and remained hopeful that some restrictions could be enacted before the General Assembly adjourns its regular session on June 9.
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