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Public health advocates, attorney general ask Legislature to broaden tobacco definition to cover synthetic nicotine and pouches
Summary
Ruth Canovi, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association in Connecticut, told the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee that House Bill 7,275 should be amended to make Connecticut’s definition of tobacco products cover synthetic nicotine and nicotine analogs, including oral pouches, in order to close enforcement loopholes and reduce youth addiction.
Ruth Canovi, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association in Connecticut, urged the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee to broaden House Bill 7,275 so the state can tax and regulate nicotine-containing products that do not derive nicotine from tobacco. Canovi said the bill’s work to align cigarette definitions with the master settlement agreement and to tighten online sales and identification checks is welcome, but that “we strongly encourage you to expand the definition of tobacco products to include the variety of emerging products like synthetic nicotine and nicotine analog” to protect young…
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