Cleveland to consider ban on sale of menthol and flavored tobacco products

Dr. Dave Margolius, the City of Cleveland's director of public health, told News 5 Cleveland leads the nation with a smoking rate of 35% among adults , and the city has an average life expectancy anywhere from 10-20 years shorter compared to neighboring communities.The City of Columbus just passed a similar bill, which is set to go into effect in 2024. New York, New Jersey, California and Canada already passed similar laws as well.

The proposal comes about a month after Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have banned cities like Cleveland from regulating smoking, vaping and other e-cigarette usage and sales."When a local community wants to make the decision to ban these flavors to protect their children, we should applaud those decisions," DeWine said on Jan. 5.

"Stores like CVS stopped selling cigarettes altogether, and they're doing fine," Margolius said."We are really optimistic that we're not putting anybody out of business and at the same time we can make people healthier."

people smoke because of stress mostly brought on by poverty. but instead of addressing poverty, the city & medical establishment will simply blame poor people (like always) and criminalize tobacco.

Obese to its fullest.

My construction crew watched a gun battle at lunch this past summer at 106 & Chester At lunch time, I think these Democrats that run our county, should really be more concerned about the insane ethnicity that can't follow simple laws!!!

Majoring in the minor again

We all know smoking is bad for your health, but this is government overreach. This is America we are free to make our own choices and buy legal products at will.

LOL

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