The governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, has called for a statewide ban on the sale of flavored nicotine products. This announcement follows DeWine's veto of a bill that would have prevented local governments from passing tobacco regulations stricter than state law.
I am just looking at this issue from a logical perspective," said DeWine. "I have heard from friends who are in business and I understand their desire for uniformity...I just believe that the simplest way to achieve that is to implement a statewide ban.
The provision he vetoed was a legislative response to a recently approved ban in Columbus. According to The Blade, the governor announced his decision during a press conference with his state health director, Bruce Vanderhoff, specifically discussing the dangers of flavored tobacco products for teenagers.
We have an epidemic," said DeWine. "We are seeing more and more young people starting to use electronic cigarettes at younger ages. This has been going on for long enough that we now know that many of them are transitioning to tobacco products, and we also know the long-term consequences of that.
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