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Residents and health educators urge stronger local enforcement on vaping, flavored tobacco and cannabis testing
Summary
Several public commenters urged National City to enforce California's flavored tobacco ban, adopt a Tobacco Retail Licensing program, and tighten oversight of pesticide testing for cannabis products to protect youth and consumers.
Multiple public commenters and health professionals urged the council to take local action on vaping, flavored tobacco and cannabis-product safety.
Megan Stewart, a public health professional, told the council that national studies show ‘‘adolescents who vape are 22 times more likely to start smoking and 7 times more likely to start using marijuana’’ and asked that city code enforcement or the police enforce California’s…
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