December 18, 2020
Philadelphia is stepping up its efforts to keep tobacco products away from youth with a new law that restricts sales of flavored e-cigarettes.
Mayor Jim Kenney on Wednesday signed a bill banning the sale of flavored vaping pods — including mint and menthol in addition to teen-oriented candy flavors — and those with high levels of nicotine at stores that teens and children are allowed to enter, such as 7-Eleven and Wawa, as well as smaller retailers.
Read more: The Philadelphia Inquirer