Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would've blocked cities from banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and vapes flavored like candy.
on Thursday that would've blocked cities from banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and vapes flavored like candy.
Rather than quietly use his veto pen, DeWine called a press conference with health officials calling youth smoking an"epidemic" exacerbated by flavored products on the market.nearly 30% of Ohio high school and 12% of middle school students use flavored tobacco or vaping products. Nearly two decades ago when he was a U.S. senator, DeWine teamed up with Democrat U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy on a bill to let the Federal Drug Administration prohibit marketing tobacco products to kids and block sale of new flavored tobacco.earlier in December to regulate flavored tobacco and vaping products. Just days later, state lawmakers passed a bill that would block local governments from regulating the sale of flavored vapes and tobacco.
Public health advocates asked DeWine to veto the bill. They view local ordinances as tools to curb teen smoking and vaping and address how the industry targets Black consumers with menthol flavored cigarettes.argued there shouldn't be a patchwork of regulations. The bill says the oversight of these products is"a matter of general statewide concern that requires statewide regulation
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