with the covid 19 issue homelessness the spike in the crime rate why waiste time trying to tell free adults what to do big brother needs to stay in thier place and not over step their boundaries all this will do is push away revenue to other cities you want to do something positive educate a child or how about making sure less kids go to bed hungry
I feel as though vaping should not be able to be played down so much like it’s not the dame as smoking. Children are vaping because it’s flavored & easier to get ahold of. I think nobody under 18 should have access in any form to any type of tobacco or vaping products
I believe the tobacco flavor ban is unfair to my business. We are very careful when checking IDs to make sure children cannot access these products and this bill will unfairly impact my store just because it is in Phoenix. People will just drive to other areas and hurt our store. We employ people who rely on this job to provide for their families.
I am Julie Garcia and I am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
We live in a free country and can make our own decisions about wanting to smoke or not. I think when you hit the age of 21 you know right from wrong and can choose whether to smoke or not. This will also have a negative effect on many businesses. What you are doing is moving our business and sales in Phoenix to different cities near us that are still allowed to sell.
To The Mayor and All Member of the Phoenix Counsel,
I own a wolesale distributorship in the Phoenix area. I have some Menthol carton sales for Phoenix from MSAI data. Just in Menthol cigarettes sold in the past 52 weeks is 800,024 cartons at a average retail price of $80.00 per carton that’s $64,001,920.00 in sales the sale tax on just the cigarettes alone is over $5.3M a year that does not count all the other tobacco and cigar that are sold in Phoenix.
On behalf of nearly 4000 physicians represented by the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA), I am writing in strong support of the city attorney drafting the most comprehensive ordinance to address tobacco use in the City of Phoenix. We need an ordinance that addresses all flavors, all products, all locations along with a tobacco retail license and the ability to enforce the ordinance. ArMA urges you to vote on the side of public health and a healthy future for Phoenix.
I am Kristine Downard and a member of the PHX Division of the American Heart Association. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney must research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco products, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes and exemptions.
I am Kathy Young a member of the PHX Division of the American Heart Association, a PHX resident and a parent. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
My name is Belen Herrera and I am a member of the Greater Phoenix American Heart Association and a Phoenix resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. We demand that the City attorney researches all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry's efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
I am Petra Morrison, a member of the Greater Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. I also am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. Please ask the City attorney to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco products, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes and exemptions and ensure they still have access to our youth
I am Emily Albanese and a member of the Greater Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. I also am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. Please ask the City attorney to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco products, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes and exemptions and ensure they still have access to our youth.
I am Molly Pearce and a member of the Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. In addition, I am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
I am Carlissa Wright and a member of the Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. In addition, I am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
This can’t seriously be a debate. Along with the short-term benefits to kids, doing what we can to ban flavored tobacco products to kids has long-term sequelae - decreased COPD, decreased heart disease, decreased stroke. Following science is only for global warming? Stop it. Stop selling tobacco products to children. To children!
I fully support a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The intent is to attract our vulnerable adolescent population who do not understand how addictive and dangerous these products truly are. As a mom and an educator, I find it disgraceful that this legislation isnt already in place.
I am fully in support of banning flavored tobacco products. Tobacco is a highly detrimental, addictive chemical that causes a myriad of health issues for millions of people. There is absolutely no reason to create and promote flavored versions of this horrible chemical other than trying to attract younger buyers. Our youth deserve better! Support our youth, and ban these flavored tobacco products!
PLEASE DO NOT BAN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. My store is one block from Glendale where I will lose a big part of my business to.
with the covid 19 issue homelessness the spike in the crime rate why waiste time trying to tell free adults what to do big brother needs to stay in thier place and not over step their boundaries all this will do is push away revenue to other cities you want to do something positive educate a child or how about making sure less kids go to bed hungry
I feel as though vaping should not be able to be played down so much like it’s not the dame as smoking. Children are vaping because it’s flavored & easier to get ahold of. I think nobody under 18 should have access in any form to any type of tobacco or vaping products
I fully support the ordinance to ban the sale of flavored tobacco in Phoenix.
I believe the tobacco flavor ban is unfair to my business. We are very careful when checking IDs to make sure children cannot access these products and this bill will unfairly impact my store just because it is in Phoenix. People will just drive to other areas and hurt our store. We employ people who rely on this job to provide for their families.
I am Julie Garcia and I am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
We live in a free country and can make our own decisions about wanting to smoke or not. I think when you hit the age of 21 you know right from wrong and can choose whether to smoke or not. This will also have a negative effect on many businesses. What you are doing is moving our business and sales in Phoenix to different cities near us that are still allowed to sell.
To The Mayor and All Member of the Phoenix Counsel,
I own a wolesale distributorship in the Phoenix area. I have some Menthol carton sales for Phoenix from MSAI data. Just in Menthol cigarettes sold in the past 52 weeks is 800,024 cartons at a average retail price of $80.00 per carton that’s $64,001,920.00 in sales the sale tax on just the cigarettes alone is over $5.3M a year that does not count all the other tobacco and cigar that are sold in Phoenix.
Thank You,
On behalf of nearly 4000 physicians represented by the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA), I am writing in strong support of the city attorney drafting the most comprehensive ordinance to address tobacco use in the City of Phoenix. We need an ordinance that addresses all flavors, all products, all locations along with a tobacco retail license and the ability to enforce the ordinance. ArMA urges you to vote on the side of public health and a healthy future for Phoenix.
I am Kristine Downard and a member of the PHX Division of the American Heart Association. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney must research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco products, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes and exemptions.
I am Kathy Young a member of the PHX Division of the American Heart Association, a PHX resident and a parent. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
My name is Belen Herrera and I am a member of the Greater Phoenix American Heart Association and a Phoenix resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. We demand that the City attorney researches all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry's efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
I am Petra Morrison, a member of the Greater Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. I also am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. Please ask the City attorney to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco products, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes and exemptions and ensure they still have access to our youth
I am Emily Albanese and a member of the Greater Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. I also am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. Please ask the City attorney to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco products, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes and exemptions and ensure they still have access to our youth.
I am Molly Pearce and a member of the Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. In addition, I am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
I am Carlissa Wright and a member of the Phoenix Division of the American Heart Association. In addition, I am a PHX resident. Flavored products are being used by 97% of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes. 62% of Phoenicians support an enforceable ordinance that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The City attorney needs to research all options to address the sale of flavored tobacco, one that will withstand the industry efforts to create loopholes & exemptions.
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
This can’t seriously be a debate. Along with the short-term benefits to kids, doing what we can to ban flavored tobacco products to kids has long-term sequelae - decreased COPD, decreased heart disease, decreased stroke. Following science is only for global warming? Stop it. Stop selling tobacco products to children. To children!
Michael McQueen, MD
CEO, Good Night Pediatrics
I fully support a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The intent is to attract our vulnerable adolescent population who do not understand how addictive and dangerous these products truly are. As a mom and an educator, I find it disgraceful that this legislation isnt already in place.
As a mom of two young boys, my husband and I fully support the ban of flavored tobacco products.
I am fully in support of banning flavored tobacco products. Tobacco is a highly detrimental, addictive chemical that causes a myriad of health issues for millions of people. There is absolutely no reason to create and promote flavored versions of this horrible chemical other than trying to attract younger buyers. Our youth deserve better! Support our youth, and ban these flavored tobacco products!