Flavored cigarettes, vaping pens and rolling papers will be banned. Some Evanston store owners are worried it will affect their bottom line.
A ban on the retail sale of flavored tobacco products begins Monday in Evanston, Illinois. It is the first ordinance law of its kind in the state.Starting Monday, people won't be able to buy flavored tobacco products in Evanston.
Last year, the city of Evanston passed an ordinance that would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, starting April 1, 2024."I'm expecting direct and indirect effect of my sales, at least 50%," Mehmood said. "And the problem is across the street, the other suburbs, there's no ban," Mehmood said. "So people can just walk out and just go across the street."
"Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death for African Americans and a major contributor to the three leading causes of death among Black Americans heart disease cancer, and stroke menthol cigarettes are a major reason why tobacco claims 45,000 Black lives every year," American Lung Association Illinois Advocacy Director Christina Hamilton said at the November council meeting.
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