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===2019, Dec 18 - [https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/12/banning-flavored-tobacco-will-create-problems-for-law-enforcement-ex-state-police-leader-says.html Banning flavored tobacco will create problems for law enforcement, ex-State Police leader says]=== | ===2019, Dec 18 - [https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/12/banning-flavored-tobacco-will-create-problems-for-law-enforcement-ex-state-police-leader-says.html Banning flavored tobacco will create problems for law enforcement, ex-State Police leader says]=== | ||
*I believe that New Jersey’s flavor ban legislation is a well-intended health policy that unfortunately is at odds with public safety. It opens a back door to the creation of interstate smuggling organizations and spurs the growth of illegitimate local markets profiting from the sale of outlawed tobacco products. For law enforcement, concerns are very real. And they’re not just blowing smoke. | *I believe that New Jersey’s flavor ban legislation is a well-intended health policy that unfortunately is at odds with public safety. It opens a back door to the creation of interstate smuggling organizations and spurs the growth of illegitimate local markets profiting from the sale of outlawed tobacco products. For law enforcement, concerns are very real. And they’re not just blowing smoke. | ||
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===2021, Mar 23 - [https://filtermag.org/vermont-ban-vapes-menthol/ Vermont’s Dilemmas in Bid to Ban Both Flavored Vapes and Menthol Cigarettes]=== | |||
*The implications are two-fold: First, a ban on menthol cigarettes, as we’ve seen with prohibitions of flavored vapes in Massachusetts and New York, would probably force consumers to an illicit market where they use these products without regulatory protections; and second, such laws would be enforced, potentially increasing the number of interactions between police and people of color. | |||
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