The law enforcement group claimed Hochul’s ban would only lead to more cigarettes getting smuggled into the state.a double standard — proposing a ban on flavored tobacco while allowing sales of flavor-infused and fruity-scented marijuana merch. New York bans the sale of flavored vaping products.
The Sheriffs’ letter urged Hochul to scrap the proposed ban — and to work with law enforcement “to develop targeted strategies to combat the existing illicit tobacco trade” that “undermines public health policy by trafficking cheap and unregulated tobacco” to New York and its youngsters., a Buffalo Democrat, and a group of black ministers also oppose the ban, preferring an educational stop-smoking campaign.
The proposed ban is projected to cut the number of young people smoking by 9%, preventing 22,000 kids from becoming adult smokers, and curbing premature deaths. While the proposal aims to reduce the use of the products, it wouldn’t make it illegal to possess, purchase, or use flavored tobacco products, but instead target retailers who sell them, Hochul aides said.
Okay guys get out of the 1990s everybody's vaping cotton candy grape and every other flavor you can think of menthol is all news
And the point of this is
Yup, in California a cartoon goes for $200! How many people are now smuggling cigarettes into California and paying no taxes?
Defending a subject that is not in need of defending, is a waste of time, like this person
So true
meanwhile... crack. cocaine, meth and fent is okay!!!!
GovKathyHochul is racist knowing majority of menthol smokers are POC
Probably cheaper to get them on the black market after they're banned since they won't be paying the massive government taxes on them.
Republicans should take up smoking.
I hope this happens! The entire state of NY would burn if Kools and Newports were banned. But It could spur an amazing black market to fuck the state out of tax money and that would
Dave Caplelle had a skit called Know a Black man -“Why do Black men love Menthol Cigs?” Answer was “ Nobody Knows”
I’m pretty sure it’s already fueled by the black market
Wait until she realizes which demographic she is disproportionately affecting.
More proof democrats are racist af
I just know black men are really happy about a white woman telling them what kind of cigarettes they can smoke.
Interesting headline
Democrats sure love to ban things. Nice job voters!👍
all these phony democratic socialist want to do is BAN BAN BAN....LOL...everything! cancel too ! lol...madness.
Why doesn’t she worry about the crime rate. In stead of that crap
The white savior of black people have spoken. She will take your cigs and anything else she doesn't want you to enjoy. You did this to yourself.
He is correct.
Democrats trying to run your lives.
They can phony weed stores in front of CITY HALL, lol, this ain't gonna be enforced/work
boot leg cigarettes are already a thing in NY
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