LOVELAND COLORADO - CONCERNING A FULL FLAVOR BAN

Subject: NRN Alert: Loveland, CO Flavored Tobacco Ban

To:  NRN Partners

Re:  Loveland, CO Flavored Tobacco Ban

On Tuesday, November 17^th, the Loveland City Council will consider an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products.  Two ordinances have been drafted for consideration.  One draft contains a full flavor ban that includes the sale of menthol cigarettes, mint and wintergreen smokeless tobacco products, flavored cigars, flavored pipe tobacco and flavored electronic cigarettes. Speak out against the draft that would ban these legal products from store shelves.

Loveland City Council Meeting Details:

--Date: Tuesday, November 17th
--Time: 6:00 PM
- Location/Teleconference:  Participation details will be made available when the Agenda is posted. 

Talking Points to Oppose a Total Flavored Tobacco Product Sales Ban:

• If retailers are forced to stop selling certain tobacco products, then customers will simply drive to another store in a neighboring city or purchase their preferred products on-line.  
• Customers may also turn to the black market who will readily supply smuggled flavored and electronic tobacco products to anyone of any age.  Elected officials should not enact a law that would promote more crime in a community.
• Retailers are the first line of defense when it comes to preventing underage individuals from purchasing tobacco products. 
• The city council should not pass this ordinance and instead allow responsible retailers to continue to sell products in a law-abiding manner rather than creating an unregulated marketplace.

Take Action today:

Contact your local legislators before the hearing:Call and email your elected officials (contact information below)Go to the NLAA Take Action Website: COLORADOAttend the virtual hearing and speak out.  Notify other retailers and association members and encourage them to take action. 

Contact Loveland City Council: 

Copies of the two draft ordinances for consideration are attached.