Thursday, June 18, 2009 AT 3:38 pm

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Winnipeg Bans Flavoured Tobacco

Written By Ken

Winnipeg North MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis has finally won the fight to ban flavoured tobacco products in Winnipeg.

Flavoured tobacco products are believed to be target to youths and a ban will help prevent them from being hooked on tobacco.

The bill will outlaw “the use of cigarillos with candy and fruit flavours added to lure young smokers.”

I think this is a great move… Tobacco is a highly addictive product. More and more teens and pre-teens are showing up to school with some candy flavoured cigarettes. Let’s get these things out of our city. Smoking kills.

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4 Comments on this Post

1. Posted by Si-g0s
   on Thursday, June 18th 2009 at 4:25 pm
   
   
   

   do they really have flavoured tobacco?? dang.. smoking company these days..

2. Posted by Tifanny
   on Friday, June 19th 2009 at 9:58 am
   
   
   

   Does that include Shisha do you think? hahah

3. Posted by Stacey
   on Friday, June 19th 2009 at 11:48 am
   
   
   

   I dunno, some people that aren’t children like chocolate cigars, and I’m pretty sure we can’t advertise tobacco, so i’m a bit unclear how it’s being marketed to children.

4. Posted by kateybear
   on Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 10:22 pm
   
   
   

   as great as the idea sounds, i still think if a child/teen is going to smoke, theyre going to smoke regardless. i dont believe candy or fruit flavours is the issue here