*Pierre Lemieux is a Visiting Professor of Economics at the Universit du Qubec Hull
Food security remains a critical issue in many countries
In April 2022, when the FDA initially announced that it was going to ban the popular flavor, it set a deadline of August 2023 to work out the details
The bill raises the age for "obtaining, possessing, using, providing, or furnishing of tobacco products, paraphernalia, and under certain circumstances, electronic cigarettes." Arguments around this bill has centered on the debate of preemption, with cancer advocates speaking against an early version of the bill
Its advocacy organization, the Cancer Action Network, said the measure was a "welcome indication that Congress is taking the alarming crisis of increased youth tobacco use seriously and is committed to taking action." The group also warned the sponsors to resist amendments that could let the federal government pre-empt stronger measures by states and municipalities, exempt some young people or exclude certain products
The revised version of Bill 21 passed the state Senate 20-11 without debate and will be sent to the House for approval
