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A September 4, 2019, statement from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Office announced that on that day, she “took aggressive action to protect Michigan kids
The immense popularity of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, among young people has led many policymakers to restrict the sale of flavored varieties.
Restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes may push young people to smoke regular cigarettes, a much more dangerous product, researchers say.
Well-intentioned restricitons on selling vaping products with non-tobacco flavors could have dire unintended consequences.
An Unintended Consequence of Complete Flavor Bans: More Youth Smoking Review of: Abigail S. Friedman, “A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Youth Smoking and a Ban on Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products in San Francisco, California,” Reviewed by: Chelsea Boyd In response to continued concern over youth vaping rates, some jurisdictions have implemented flavor bans in an attempt to make nicotine products—combustible cigarettes, vaporizers (vapes), e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems—less appealing to young people. The ban in one jurisdiction, San Francisco, en...