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Branson students urge Ross to ban tobacco sales; council agrees to place policy on a future agenda
Summary
A team from Branson School sked the Ross Town Council to amend Ross Municipal Code to ban the sale of tobacco and nicotine products, citing county survey data showing elevated youth vaping rates; the council directed staff to agendize a draft ordinance for a future meeting.
High school students from Branson School presented "Keeping Ross Tobacco Free" to the Ross Town Council on Thursday and asked the town to amend Ross ordinance No. 699 to formally prohibit retail sales of tobacco and nicotine products in Ross.
"Not about us without us," Kimberly De Leon, a Branson student and member of the Marin youth advocacy committee, said as the group introduced their presentation and data. The students cited the California Healthy Kids Survey and told the council that vaping rates in Marin were higher than the statewide average and that a…
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