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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Good morning, all –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I wanted to share this exciting news from Massachusetts, where their Senate just voted to ban all flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes – including menthol. There are some helpful talking points in here about
the importance of including all flavors from both health equity and business parity perspectives. The bill will now head to their Governor:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/us/vaping-menthol-ban-massachusetts.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/us/vaping-menthol-ban-massachusetts.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The bill has some other strong components, including taxing e-cigarettes, improving tobacco cessation benefits, and increasing the fine for tobacco retail sales to minors. I’ve copied a statement from Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sarah W.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Sarah Wylie, MPH</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Health Promotion Strategist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section | Public Health Division | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">p: 971-673-1051<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">c: 971-200-9887<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">e: </span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:sarah.a.wylie@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">sarah.a.wylie@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA"><span style="color:blue">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CONTACT: Boot Bullwinkle, 202-296-5469</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Massachusetts Senate Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products; State Poised to Be First in the Nation Taking Such Action</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Massachusetts Senate delivered a great win for kids over the tobacco industry by voting overwhelmingly today, 32-6, to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including
flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes. The House approved the bill last week. We urge Gov. Charlie Baker to sign the bill into law promptly, particularly following the overwhelming votes in both chambers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This legislation is a critical step to help end the worsening youth e-cigarette epidemic and stop tobacco companies from using appealing flavors to lure kids into a lifetime of addiction. It would
make Massachusetts the <em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">first state in the nation to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products</span></b></em>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Today’s action is urgently needed. According to newly-released data from the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jamanetwork.com_journals_jama_article-2Dabstract_2755265&d=DwMGaQ&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=V5hrVDuZHdLeqgc4WujFyXMpjjT9iYN3LE5C6q22ntg&s=Q-2N1-5hoFQJSh2uDi_xwrnpcaRIJi5YAybjvU8tgNw&e=" target="_blank">2019
National Youth Tobacco Survey (2019 NYTS)</a>, the youth e-cigarette epidemic has gotten even worse in the last year. E-cigarette use among high school students nationwide increased to 27.5% in 2019, compared to 11.7% in 2017 and 20.8% in 2018. Altogether
more than 5 million middle and high school students now use e-cigarettes. And the evidence is clear that flavored e-cigarettes have fueled this epidemic – 97% of youth e-cigarette users report using a flavored product in the past month, and 70% cite flavors
as the reason for their use.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Flavored products have long been a favorite tobacco industry strategy for targeting kids. In addition to e-cigarettes, flavored cigars have proliferated in recent years and become popular with kids,
while more than half of youth smokers – including seven out of ten African-American youth smokers – smoke menthol cigarettes. It’s time to stop tobacco companies from targeting and addicting kids with flavored products once and for all.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Massachusetts action provides a major boost for the growing national movement to end the sale of flavored tobacco products. We thank those who led and supported our Massachusetts work, notably
our lead Senate sponsor John Keenan, Senate President Karen Spilka, Sen. Harriette Chandler, Sen. Julian Cyr and Sen. Jason Lewis.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The measure also:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Taxes e-cigarettes, bringing parity with cigarettes in the state.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Requires state and private insurers to provide coverage for tobacco cessation with no out of pocket costs.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Restricts the sale of high-nicotine vapes/e-cigarettes to adult-only retail tobacco stores and smoking bars.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Greatly increases the retailer fine for tobacco sales to minors.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"># # #</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Boot Bullwinkle<br>
U.S. Communications Manager<br>
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids<br>
OFFICE: (202) 481-9343<br>
MOBILE: (650) 776-8486</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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