{"id":2444421,"date":"2019-05-20T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-city-council-passes-partial-flavored-nicotine-ban\/"},"modified":"2019-05-20T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T05:04:00","slug":"aspen-city-council-passes-partial-flavored-nicotine-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-city-council-passes-partial-flavored-nicotine-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen City Council passes partial flavored nicotine ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aspen City Council on Monday passed a ban on flavored electronic smoking devices, stopping short of a full prohibition of flavored tobacco products for failure of having a majority vote.<\/p>\n

Deadlocked 2-2, with Councilwoman Ann Mullins absent, an ordinance<\/a> banning all flavored tobacco products within city limits failed to pass.<\/p>\n

An alternate ordinance introducing a partial ban<\/a> singling out just flavored vape and e-cigarette products received full support from council with the understanding that it will come back June 10 for reconsideration to a full prohibition of both tobacco and electronic products.<\/p>\n

Mayor Steve Skadron and Councilman Ward Hauenstein are in favor of the full ban and expect Mullins to vote the same, based on her previous comments.<\/p>\n

Passing a full ban on flavored electronic and tobacco products will make Aspen one of a handful of cities in the country to do so, which sends a message of leadership in public health and safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like standing up and saying \u2018no\u2019 to the tobacco industry,\u201d Skadron said, adding that if taking products that advertise to impressionable youth<\/a> off the market helps save future generations, then so be it.<\/p>\n

Hauenstein said it\u2019s difficult to weigh such a complex issue, but in the end, a full ban is what\u2019s best for the youth.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone has to have to the political will to take a stand \u2026 it\u2019s the greatest good for the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Councilman Bert Myrin said he has a hard time squaring why an individual over 21 years old can\u2019t make their own decisions as long as it doesn\u2019t harm others.<\/p>\n

Councilman Adam Frisch said the conversation two years ago among elected officials centered around how to protect area youth, which yielded a change in the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, as well as a $3 additional tax on nicotine sales.<\/p>\n

Going for a full flavored ban, including tobacco, is not much different than starting to regulate alcohol products, Frisch noted.<\/p>\n

Several public health officials and youth advocates spoke in front of council in favor of the full ban because it offers a stronger model for other communities to implement.<\/p>\n

June 10 is the last meeting for the current council. A new one will be sworn in. Skadron and Frisch are leaving due to term limits; Myrin lost his bid for a second term in the March election.<\/p>\n

csackariason@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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