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Opposing Groups Speak Out About Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco In Westchester County Opposing Groups Speak Out About Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco In Westchester County
Opposing Groups Speak Out About Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco In Westchester County Groups on both sides of the debate to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in Westchester County held rallies before a public hearing on the proposed law.  Earlier Report - Westchester Convenience Stores Urge Against Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products The two rallies were held on Monday, Nov. 14, by both the New York Association of Convenience Stores, who are against the ban, and anti-smoking advocates in Westchester County in support of the proposal.  Advocates for the ban said that the measure, which would not criminalize the possession of flavored tobacco…

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Westchester Convenience Stores Urge Against Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Westchester Convenience Stores Urge Against Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
Westchester Convenience Stores Urge Against Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Convenience stores in Westchester County are speaking out against a proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products.  The ban, which would prohibit the sale of products such as menthol cigarettes, cherry pipe tobacco, vanilla cigars, and wintergreen smokeless tobacco, would drive consumers to stores in other neighboring counties that would still allow these sales, according to the New York Association of Convenience Stores.  "There are currently 906 retailers within only five miles of Westchester County’s border, all of whom will continue to sell flavored tobacco p…

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