Vaping still on the rise among youth, General Assembly considering flavored products ban

GETTING SICK... THE AMERICANLUNG ASSOCIATION SAYS MARYLANDIS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TOSTOPPING THE TREND... BUT ITNEEDS TO DO MORE.

THATINCLUDES REMOVING ALL FLAVOREDTOBACCO PRODUCTS FROM THEMARKET.

A NEW STUDY BY THEASSOCITATION FOUND THAT EVENAFTER MARYLAND RAISED THE AGETO BUY TOBACCO TO 21━ VAPINGIS STILL ON THE RISE AMONGYOUTH.

RIGHT NOW━ THERE ISLEGISLATION MOVING THROUGH THEGENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT COULDPUT MARYLAND ON THE FOREFRONTOF PUTTING AN END TO THETREND.

"We know that users arespecifically drawn to flavoredproducts... products in themarket." ANOTHER WAY THE STATEIS WORKING TO LOWER TOBACCUSEAGE IS TO INCREASE THETOBACCO TAX.

SENATE BILL THREEWOULD NOT ONLY RAISE THE TAXBY TW━DOLLARS━ BUT WILLMAKE SURE THAT THE TAXES ARETHE SAME FOR EVERY TOBACCO ORVAPING PRODU