Los Angeles City Council voted to ban flavored tobacco, including electronic cigarettes
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday banned the sale of flavored tobacco in the city, except for hookah lounges that meet certain conditions.
The law was amended in March and passed by 12 to 0 on Wednesday.
The decree will enter into force on January 1. It does not prohibit people over the age of 21 from owning or using flavored tobacco.
According to the regulation, existing smoking rooms will be able to sell hookah products for on-site or off-site consumption.
4500 tobacco retailers in the city will be banned from selling flavored tobacco, including hookah tobacco.
The decree will enter into force on January 1. It does not prohibit people over the age of 21 from owning or using flavored tobacco.
Last June, the Committee instructed the city prosecutor to draft a decree banning the sale of flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes in the city, but exempting hookah tobacco products from the existing lounge.
The law was amended in March and passed by 12 to 0 on Wednesday.
According to the decree, existing smoking rooms will be able to sell hookah products for on-site or off-site consumption, but 4500 tobacco retailers in the city will be prohibited from selling flavored tobacco, including hookah tobacco.
A representative of the National Association of tobacco monopoly stores thanked Council members for finding a middle ground on the issue of flavored tobacco and listening to the voices of retailers in the city before the vote on Wednesday. They sought to postpone the implementation date to January 1.
The Council originally planned to vote in June last year to require the promulgation of a law banning flavored tobacco and exempting menthol cigarettes, but at that time, three black members of the agency - mark Ridley Thomas, marquis Harris Dawson and Colleen price - amended the motion to cancel the exemption on the grounds that the proportion of black people smoking Mint cigarettes was very high.
Harris - Dawson said before Wednesday's vote: menthol is included in this ban, which is taken for granted. This is the same taste as other tastes. If we say that we will protect people and children from the absorption of tobacco, it will be very disappointing. In addition, we know that blacks are the first to use the taste, followed by Latinos.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, the tobacco industry actively promotes Menthol Products to young people and African Americans, especially in urban communities.
Carol mcgrud, the African American leading Committee on tobacco control and the black leader against tobacco injustice, told committee members before Wednesday's vote, "I just want to tell you how our hearts are satisfied when we stand with the great city of Los Angeles. The records show that we will no longer sell these deadly products to our children in our community, especially the African American community that has been attacked by the tobacco industry for decades."
On Wednesday, the Council members listened to the speeches of the American Heart Association, the smoke-free children's movement, the American Lung Association, the African American Leadership Committee on tobacco control, black leaders against tobacco injustice, the Los Angeles youth first tobacco alliance and more organizations to support the prohibition of flavored tobacco.
Councillor Paul krekorian thanked the Alliance for its initiative and urged the Council to take action.
"What you have done is that the second largest city in the United States is setting an example for the United States, thanks to you. Thanks to you, thousands of people will get rid of the harmful clutches of one of the richest and most powerful industries on earth - thanks to you and your enthusiasm." He said.
Some city council members also wanted to ban hookah used in hookah under the act, as did the city prosecutor, Mike fair. Feuer was responsible for the preparation of the city's laws at the request of the City Council. He submitted the draft regulation to the City Council in September, but he urged the City Council to amend it to include a comprehensive ban on all flavored tobacco products, including flavored tobacco products.
"The city of Los Angeles has banned the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including flavored hookah, which may save lives." Feuer said, adding that 3.6 million children across the country are using e-cigarettes, which he called the gateway to ordinary cigarettes.
In June last year, Congresswoman Monica Rodriguez proposed to amend the original regulations to allow the sale of hookah products for off-site consumption and consumption in the lounge. She said she was worried about the impact on small business owners, who also relied on the sale of hookah products for off-site activities.
The amendment was passed by 8 votes to 6 votes last year. At that time, the City Council was asked by the national hookah Community Association to exempt hookah from the regulations, calling it a cultural tradition.
Paul krekorian, a member of Parliament of Armenian descent, tried to refute the argument that hookah is a cultural tradition at the city council meeting on June 16.
"There are many discussions... About hookah and its cultural significance to some immigrant communities, I have to say that this debate bothers me because I have never smoked hookah. My family, my Armenian people, do not smoke hookah. Armenian culture is defined by its music, art, literature and beliefs... It is not defined by hookah." Crecolian said at the meeting.
"In my opinion, the way to protect Armenian culture... Is not to allow young Armenians to die prematurely because of smoking." He said.
In october2019, the Los Angeles County Board of supervisors unanimously voted to pass a decree banning flavored tobacco products, and called on Governor Gavin Newson to pass a statewide ban on electronic cigarettes.
On August 28, California became the second U.S. state after Massachusetts to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide. Tobacco manufacturers and retailers have challenged many laws and regulations, but the court upheld the restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products and held that these restrictions were in line with the provisions of the tobacco control act.
According to national data, tobacco is the largest preventable killer in the United States, causing more deaths than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murder and suicide combined.
Every day, thousands of young people will use tobacco products for the first time, many of which will be flavored. In California alone, 36.5% of high school students report using tobacco products. According to the data of the California Attorney General's office, 86.4% of them reported using flavoring products. The office submitted a briefing to the 9th Circuit Court of appeals to support the Los Angeles County decree.
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