These are bills that follow one another and resemble each other in the United States. Last Thursday, the State of Hawaii presented unanimously a bill banning vaping and flavored tobacco products.
A BILL TO FIGHT AGAINST "TOBACCO" AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
Le Bill 2457, known under the name of " Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 And slated to curb youth smoking, would ban the sale or distribution of all flavored tobacco and vaping products in the state.
After several years, the state legislature decided " that Hawaii should take action to regulate flavored tobacco products in order to reduce tobacco-related health disparities and address the youth vaping epidemic. »
If passed, the bill will make it illegal to sell or possess for the purpose of resale flavored tobacco products. It will also be prohibited to market or promote any vaping product designed to appeal to people under the age of 21. The bill also prohibits labeling indicating that a product has a flavor. Any flavored product found in the possession of a seller will be seized and considered contraband.
A first offense would result in a fine of $ 500. Subsequent offenses would result in a fine of $ 500 to $ 2. Each flavored product would be considered a separate offense.
Anyone under the age of 21 in possession of prohibited materials will be fined $ 10 for the first offense. For subsequent offenses, the fine is increased to $ 50. If adopted and signed by the Governor David Ige, the measure will become effective on September 1.
