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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. | ||
===2019, Nov 4 - [https://www.wwlp.com/news/state-politics/flavor-ban-will-feed-illegal-tobacco-sales-stores-say/ Flavor ban will feed illegal tobacco sales, stores say]=== | |||
*A retired federal law enforcement officer joined convenience store owners Wednesday to caution against legislation banning menthol cigarettes, which he said would lead to an increase in crime and divert resources away from fighting the opioid epidemic. | |||
*“I’m not here to talk about smoking, I’m here to talk about crime. Because that’s what’s going to happen right now if we begin these flavor bans and we begin attacking the marketplace,” Rich Marianos, who served 27 years at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said at a City Hall Plaza rally. | |||
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**Julie Gunlock - Director of Center for Progress and Innovation, Independent Women’s Forum | **Julie Gunlock - Director of Center for Progress and Innovation, Independent Women’s Forum | ||
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=Trade Organizations / Representatives Discuss the Issue= | |||
=What Does the Science Say? Do Flavors Have Any Value? Are There Unintended Consequences of Bans?= | |||
===2020, Feb 26 - Article: [https://news.psu.edu/story/609549/2020/02/26/research/research-suggests-adults-not-just-teens-electronic-cigarette Research suggests adults, not just teens, like electronic cigarette flavors]=== | |||
*A variety of resources are available to teens and adults who want to obtain flavors that range from online videos demonstrating how to add flavors or make your own liquids, to social media networks and websites that make it easier for people to obtain unregulated products off the streets or from foreign countries. | |||
*“Unauthorized flavor additions or buying products off the streets is dangerous for personal health since we don’t know what the chemicals are in those products,” Du said. | |||
*About 10 percent of respondents indicated that if their preferred flavor was banned, they’d consider going back to smoking. | |||
*The evidence we’ve collected says that adult, long term e-cigarette users with a preference for sweeter flavors may face health risks trying to obtain or make their preferred flavors | |||
===2019, Jun 21 - Study: [https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201906-472OC Changes in Flavor Preference in a Cohort of Long-Term Electronic Cigarette Users]=== | |||
*Nearly 50% of the participants reported that they would “find a way” to buy their preferred flavor or add flavoring agents themselves if nontobacco flavors were banned. | |||
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[https://admin.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/Gottlieb_letter_122017_C8BCE0EC903B8.pdf Re: a framework for considering the appeal of flavors in nicotine products] | |||
===[https://admin.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/Gottlieb_letter_122017_C8BCE0EC903B8.pdf Re: a framework for considering the appeal of flavors in nicotine products]=== | |||
===[https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]=== | |||
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