George Latimore, the executive of White Plains in the United States, stated on Tuesday that a minority group strongly opposes the ban on flavored tobacco products in Westchester County, overturning a recent legislation approved by the county's legislature.
Due to concerns raised by these groups, the ban proposed by Latimer was rejected by the legislative body.
The bill has garnered strong support in certain areas of our county, but has faced heavy opposition from local African American groups and leaders, Middle Eastern and Arab American leaders, and representatives of labor unions, all of whom claim that their communities will be negatively impacted by the ban on these products," he said. "None of these communities are a solid bloc of opponents, but a significant proportion of them have been given pay raises and cannot be ignored.
According to Latimer, more effort must be devoted towards education and law enforcement in order to address the harms of smoking and the issue of underage smoking, and he is initiating plans in both areas.
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