OTTAWA — A proposed ban on flavoured tobacco products cleared a Senate committee Wednesday without any amendments, allaying fears that Conservative senators planned to water it down at the request of the tobacco industry.
The Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed at Youth Act passed the Senate committee on social affairs as is, and it's expected to receive royal assent after it passes the Senate as a whole later this fall.
In addition to banning "kiddie packs" of little flavoured cigars called cigarillos, the law will prohibit flavour and additives in tobacco products, with the exception of menthol. This means fruit- and candy-flavoured cigarillos available in flavours such as chocolate, grape and tropical punch will no longer be available for sale in Canada.
The law will also put an end to all tobacco advertising in outlets that may be viewed or read by youth. To read the rest of this article click here.
-If they ban the flavoring then I guess I'll have to wait till I get to the USA to get my grimey hands on some, which is never, BUY CANADIAN.
-If they arnt flavored, I'll probabley not smoke as many, so it kinda works.
-Your thoughts??
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