Over a dozen bars across the city have started a petition, arguing that the "legislation is misguided in its scope, timing, and priorities" and urging the Board to reject the proposal
Some dont care
Brent Jackson, a farmer, said in an email to Stateline that he remains hopeful lawmakers will sign off on his bill that would allow smokable hemp sales
Walsh had many, many opportunities to avoid getting cancer by taking action that he didnt take, Walker said, especially in the decade of the [19]70s when he didnt even try to quit smoking. But in his closing Wednesday, Avera & Smiths Rod Smith, representing Walshs family, contended that Walsh was heavily addicted to cigarettes and believed false tobacco messaging that filtered and light cigarettes were safer alternatives to unfiltered options
"We are proposing a comprehensive set of new city regulations that require mandatory electronic scanning of IDs to verify age and ID validity to avoid human error, restrictions on bulk purchases to discourage unauthorized resale or sharing of products, city permits for all online vapor product retailers who wish to do business here, and increased restrictions on marketing for vapor products to name a few," Kwong said
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