The legislation says, in part, that the issue is a matter of 'general statewide concern that requires statewide regulation.”
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday afternoon passed a tobacco bill that includes a measure preventing cities from prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products, such as menthol cigarettes and e-cigarettes, with such flavors as cotton candy and bubble gum., calling it a public health crisis with companies targeting these products toward the Black, LGBTQ+ and youth communities.State files for new judge in Fairfield County in effort to halt new Columbus gun codesThe Senate vote was 23-8.
Before today's Senate vote, Sen. Nickie Antonio, a Democrat from Lakewood in suburban Cleveland, said the tobacco industry pushes these efforts across the country to stymie efforts by local communities to ban these products. She urged a"no" vote. The amendment to the state tobacco legislation reads: “The regulation of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products is a matter of general statewide concern that requires statewide regulationIt says no political subdivision may adopt a measure that conflicts with any state policy regarding the regulation of tobacco or alternative nicotine products.
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