HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-08 Proclamation
OPPOSING THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND SUPPORTING THE
FLAVORS HOOK KIDS MAINE CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, twenty-eight
percent (28%) of Maine High School students report current use of e-cigarettes,
WHEREAS, seventy percent (70%) of teen e-cigarette users cite flavors as a reason that
they use the product,
WHEREAS fifty percent (50%) of high schoolers who smoke cigarettes use menthol
cigarettes,
WHEREAS, eighty percent (80%) of youth who use any type of tobacco product started with
a flavored product,
WHEREAS, according to the Flavors Hook Maine Kids Campaign, there are over fifteen
thousand (15,000) flavored tobacco products on the market,
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), e-
cigarettes are not safe for youth or young adults and contain nicotine, which can
harm adolescent brain development,
WHEREAS, the CDC states that “cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable
death and disability in the United States,”
NOW THEREFORE I, Daniel J. Tremble, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the City
Council do hereby proclaim that the City of Bangor opposes the sale of flavored tobacco
products and supports the efforts of the Flavors Hook Kids Maine Campaign to obtain legislation
prohibiting the sale of said products in the State of Maine.
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Given this 8 Day of February, 2021.
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Daniel J. Tremble, Mayor