L.A. Mayor Garcetti has signed an ordinance restricting the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products, with an exemption for existing hookah lounges.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law an ordinance restricting the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products, with an exemption for existing hookah lounges.The head of the American Lung Association said L.A. is the biggest city in the country to do so, and describes the decision as a"tremendous step in public health will save lives."
Councilmember Paul Koretz said at the time that tobacco companies are using flavor to target kids to replace their dying customers.“If we take this tool away, and we ban flavored tobacco and flavored tobacco products, I think we will see in our lifetimes — and pretty quickly perhaps — the end of high levels of smoking in California and in Los Angeles,” he said.
Today, the City Council voted unanimously to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products in the City of Los Angeles.
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