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American Heart Association and students urge Raleigh to finalize smoke‑ and vape‑free ordinance
Summary
Representatives from the American Heart Association and local students asked the council to adopt a comprehensive tobacco‑ and vape‑free public‑spaces ordinance, citing public‑health harms of secondhand smoke and the normalization of vaping among youth.
Representatives of the American Heart Association and several local students urged the Raleigh City Council to finalize and pass updated smoke‑ and vape‑free ordinance language the council has moved forward for drafting.
Liliana Marin, community impact director for the American Heart Association in The Triangle, told the council that eliminating smoking and vaping in public places protects people with asthma, heart disease and other chronic conditions and cited AHA data…
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