Lawmakers have backed down from their proposal
to ban flavored vapor products, find out more
on this edition of Ruthless Insider.
Hello and
welcome to another edition of Ruthless insider.
Originally, Senate Bill 6254, introduced at
the request of Gov. Jay Inslee, would have
made permanent the emergency ban on flavored
vape products that was approved by the Board
of Health in October. But the legislation
was drastically amended Monday in the Senate,
and now allows for the sale of such products to
those 21 and older — in line with Washington’s
new tobacco and vapor law. Inslee’s senior
public health policy adviser Molly Voris says
the governor is “disappointed” with the
amendment, and that they are still pushing
for a broad ban on flavors. Voris also noted
that although the amendment excludes menthol
and tobacco from the definition of “flavored”
vape products, Centers for Disease Control
data shows that youths are still allegedly
using those products. With multiple bills
in the state legislature, it's possible flavors
could go away again but for now it seems that
they will be allowed to remain on the market
in the state. To those who argue that flavored
vapor products helped them quit smoking, Kathy
Lofy, of the Department of Health, claims
there is no definitive science to back that
up. This claim however does not align with
the FDA’s recent guidance which actually
stated in black and white that ENDS products
have been shown to be 3x more effective than
other cessation methods in helping adults
to quit smoking. Kathy had this to say on
the subject “We wish that we had definitive
science around the effectiveness of e-cigarettes
as a cessation device or as a harm reduction
strategy, but we do not have that science,”
Lofy said. She noted that many adults who
vape are also smoking cigarettes, increasing
their nicotine intake and making it harder
to quit. Lofy made a fairly bold claim here
which naturally, should be taken with a grain
of salt.
The ban on flavored products has not been
extended beyond the 120 day cutoff, but many
state legislators have vowed to make sure
that flavors are banned in the state. Why
do you think that so many of these lawmakers
have taken this issue so personally? Please
share your thoughts with us down below and
as always don’t forget to like, share, subscribe
and ring that bell button to keep up to date
with all of our Ruthless content. This has
been Nick with Ruthless Insider, and we’ll
see you next time!
to ban flavored vapor products, find out more
on this edition of Ruthless Insider.
Hello and
welcome to another edition of Ruthless insider.
Originally, Senate Bill 6254, introduced at
the request of Gov. Jay Inslee, would have
made permanent the emergency ban on flavored
vape products that was approved by the Board
of Health in October. But the legislation
was drastically amended Monday in the Senate,
and now allows for the sale of such products to
those 21 and older — in line with Washington’s
new tobacco and vapor law. Inslee’s senior
public health policy adviser Molly Voris says
the governor is “disappointed” with the
amendment, and that they are still pushing
for a broad ban on flavors. Voris also noted
that although the amendment excludes menthol
and tobacco from the definition of “flavored”
vape products, Centers for Disease Control
data shows that youths are still allegedly
using those products. With multiple bills
in the state legislature, it's possible flavors
could go away again but for now it seems that
they will be allowed to remain on the market
in the state. To those who argue that flavored
vapor products helped them quit smoking, Kathy
Lofy, of the Department of Health, claims
there is no definitive science to back that
up. This claim however does not align with
the FDA’s recent guidance which actually
stated in black and white that ENDS products
have been shown to be 3x more effective than
other cessation methods in helping adults
to quit smoking. Kathy had this to say on
the subject “We wish that we had definitive
science around the effectiveness of e-cigarettes
as a cessation device or as a harm reduction
strategy, but we do not have that science,”
Lofy said. She noted that many adults who
vape are also smoking cigarettes, increasing
their nicotine intake and making it harder
to quit. Lofy made a fairly bold claim here
which naturally, should be taken with a grain
of salt.
The ban on flavored products has not been
extended beyond the 120 day cutoff, but many
state legislators have vowed to make sure
that flavors are banned in the state. Why
do you think that so many of these lawmakers
have taken this issue so personally? Please
share your thoughts with us down below and
as always don’t forget to like, share, subscribe
and ring that bell button to keep up to date
with all of our Ruthless content. This has
been Nick with Ruthless Insider, and we’ll
see you next time!
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