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Youth Advisory Commission urges flavored-nicotine ban; Oregon City directs staff to draft resolution and research local ban
Summary
Youth members asked the commission to urge Clackamas County to ban flavored nicotine, including synthetic disposable products. Commissioners unanimously directed staff to draft a county-facing resolution and to research whether the city can enact its own ban.
The Oregon City Youth Advisory Commission asked the City Commission on Jan. 7 to support banning flavored nicotine products to reduce youth nicotine addiction. The City Commission voted unanimously to direct staff to draft a resolution urging Clackamas County to ban flavored nicotine products and to research the legal pathway for a possible city-level ban.
Hannah Schmidt, community engagement specialist and liaison to the Youth Advisory Commission, introduced the request and said the youth commission made youth nicotine prevention one of its 2024–25 priorities. Julian (Youth Advisory Commission chair) told…
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