As early as June 29, the Washington DC Congress voted to ban the sale of all flavors of tobacco products, including safer alternatives such as e-cigarettes.

Recently, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the bill. This means that the sale and distribution of other flavors or flavors of tobacco products other than tobacco will be illegal in Washington. In addition, the bill also prohibits the sale and distribution of electronic smoking devices within a quarter of a mile around the school.

At the same time, the Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) entity has long opposed such bans. On the day before the parliamentary vote, some organizations advocating civil rights, civil liberties and free markets: Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), Student Support for Smart Drug Policy (SSDP) and Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) ), a joint statement warns of the consequences of this measure.

"Filter" quoted Queen Adesuyi, policy manager of the Office of State Affairs in Washington, who said: "Tobacco companies have been guilty of predatory marketing and practices in communities of color. However, the flavored tobacco ban will not make their desire for these products disappear. , It will not erase the existence of these products. The ban will only make the acquisition or consumption of these products more risky."

This argument is supported by data from Massachusetts and the City of San Francisco that enacted such bans. A study recently published in the Journal of Pediatrics of the American Medical Association found that after the San Francisco ban was implemented, the city’s high school youths were more likely to have no such ban. Teens in American school districts with smoking bans are more likely to smoke. Before the ban, the smoking rate in San Francisco was similar to most cities in the United States.

As an article in the well-known magazine "National Review" emphasized, although legislators may have a good vision, those who advocate such bans have not considered the consequences and hidden dangers of this outdated prohibitive practice.

Just as during the prohibition period, the production, import, transportation, and sale of alcohol are illegal, but there are policies and countermeasures. People can always find new ways to circumvent the law. Although the safety of alcohol is reduced, the prohibition With the rise of the illegal market, there will also be dangers due to excessive convictions. We should not have any expectations of the ban on flavored tobacco.

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