A bill banning the sale of flavored tobacco products and flavored e-liquids has lapsed a year after the Vermont General Assembly adjourned. The bill aims to prevent youth use of nicotine-containing products and improve public health.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Virginia Lyons, passed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee in January 2024 but was blocked in the Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee. With the Vermont General Assembly adjourned for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bill failed to be voted on by the deadline and was automatically voided.
Lyons said she was disappointed the bill had failed, but she would not give up her push for a flavored tobacco ban. “We know these products are designed to attract young people and make them addicted. We know these products are harmful to their health. We should protect them from these products,” she said.
According to the American Lung Association, 20 percent of Vermont teens use e-cigarettes, compared with 13 percent of adults who smoke. The association gave Vermont a failing grade for its tobacco control policies and urged the state to do more to reduce tobacco use and exposure.
However, not everyone supports a flavored tobacco ban. Some e-cigarette industry representatives and consumers believe that flavored e-liquid is an effective tool to help adult smokers quit smoking, and that banning sales will damage their right to choice and freedom. They also worry that the ban will lead to black market trading and smuggling across state lines.
Currently, six US states (California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington) and two cities (Chicago and San Francisco) have implemented flavored tobacco bans. Whether Vermont will reintroduce a similar bill remains to be seen.
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