Will this be the year Vermont bans flavored tabacco sales?
VTDigger
Since 2020, Vermont lawmakers have been trying to ban the sale of flavored tobacco.
Seeking to protect children and youth from getting hooked on enticing flavors in vaping liquid, legislators drafted bills that would prohibit stores from selling all flavored tobacco products.
In past years, the legislation faltered amid the Covid-19 pandemic, stiff opposition from retailers and the tobacco industry, and a surge of turnover in the Statehouse. But this year, a ban appears to have a strong tailwind. The bill, S.18, passed the Senate last year and landed in the House Human Services Committee, where it is scheduled for a review and markup later this week.
Now, backers hope it can finally become law.