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Packages of Juul mint flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at San Rafael Smokeshop on Nov. 7, 2019, in San Rafael, Calif.
Packages of Juul mint flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at San Rafael Smokeshop on Nov. 7, 2019, in San Rafael, Calif.
The impending ban, which 30 of the council's 51 members have signed onto as co-sponsors, would prohibit sales of flavored e-cigarettes, including mint and menthol.
It's the latest move in a series of steps that cities and states have taken to crack down on flavored vaping products. San Francisco voters passed a referendum last year to ban flavored products, and on Wednesday, Massachusetts legislatures voted to ban flavors in the state. If that bill is signed into law, Massachusetts will become the first state to prohibit all flavored e-cigarette products.
State attorney generals have also taken aim at the e-cigarette company Juul, which dominates the e-cigarette market, controlling nearly three-quarters of market sales.
Comment: Indeed, the journey toward tyranny undoubtedly starts with small steps, like banning meat. But if you think these bureaucrats will stop there, you've got another thing coming. The bottom line is that these people are idiots, making decisions that are nothing more than virtue signalling that directly effect the health of children. Social engineering based on propaganda and political correctness can only ever lead to disaster. One weeps for these children's future.