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Local prevention groups urge Passaic council to step up enforcement of flavored e-cigarette sales to youth
Summary
Passaic City Coalition and NAACP representatives told the Jan. 21 council meeting that flavored e-cigarette and hemp-product sales to minors have surged and urged consistent enforcement and local ordinance options.
Representatives from a local prevention coalition and the Passaic NAACP urged the City Council on Jan. 21 to expand enforcement and consider ordinances to curb sales of flavored electronic cigarettes and hemp products that they say are reaching children.
Vanessa Paz, program coordinator for the Passaic City Coalition, told the council the coalition collected data showing a sharp increase in underage sale violations across the state after 2020 and local growth in the density of smoke shops in…
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