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Art Way, a Denver-based social justice advocate, reminded council that Eric Garner, killed by NYPD officers in 2014, was initially approached for selling loose cigarettes

Advertisements today continue to portray e-cigarettes with young, attractive models in fun social settings

Supporters of the bill said the tax and the age restriction would discourage youth use of the product, just as higher taxes and other restrictions contributed to a reduction in youth smoking

Its especially important to reach young people, before or just as they are starting to use tobacco, and give them some strong health reasons to avoid taking up the habit. CTS, the MCHD Health Education Team, and Signs Now have been working on the bus wrap project for nearly a year, as part of a state-sponsored three-year series of anti-smoking initiatives