Advocates in Oregon Demand Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products
According to a report by Katu on March 5th, anti-smoking advocates from Oregon gathered outside the state capitol building to demand a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and other tobacco products. They are hoping that this issue will receive higher priority consideration in next year's legislative session, as these flavored products are targeted towards children and teenagers.
Oregon State Deputy Chief Ambassador Sophia Takla stated that there is a prevalent trend of smoking among youth, with a survey showing that 11% of high school students now use flavored tobacco products. Anti-e-cigarette regional advocate Charlie Moses emphasized that
Flavored tobacco products are the primary reason our children are getting hooked on tobacco. Flavored e-cigarette products are a major problem, and we are losing an entire generation of young people to addiction to flavored e-cigarette products.
On the other hand, retailers and convenience stores argue that banning flavored tobacco products will only encourage adults and children to seek out the black market. The representative lawyer for retailers, Tony Aiello, stated that if flavored tobacco is banned, not only will the black market thrive, but retailers selling e-cigarette products may lose more than half of their income.
When you ban flavors, the harmful effects of the banned products will be reduced.
Aiolos expressed that retailers are willing to find a suitable solution to improve the situation facing teenagers in Oregon. Currently, the retail industry has proposed alternative solutions to the flavored tobacco ban, including implementing age verification and penalizing businesses that sell tobacco products to minors.
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