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From YouTube: Committee on Public Health and Human Services 6-5-2018
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The Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 to hear testimony on the following item:
180457 An Ordinance amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to add a new Section 9-637, entitled "Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products," prohibiting offering for sale and selling certain tobacco products other than cigarettes with characterizing flavors and fixing penalties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Chair: Councilwoman Cindy Bass (8th District)
Vice Chair: Councilwoman Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez (7th District)
A
B
Number
one:
eight
zero,
four
five:
seven,
an
ordinance
amending
chapter,
nine
600
of
the
Philadelphia
Code
entitled
service
and
service
and
other
businesses
to
add
a
new
section:
9
637
entitled
sale
of
flavored
tobacco
products
prohibiting
offering
for
sale
and
selling
certain
tobacco
products
other
than
cigarettes
with
characterizing
flavors
and
fixing
penalties
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Thank.
A
C
C
You,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
all
for
coming
here
today.
It's
a
little
overwhelming
to
see
this
many
people
about
this
important
issue.
I
want
to
tell
a
little
story
about
my
childhood
before
we
start
and
I
promise.
I
won't
take
too
long,
I
promise
so
I.
Remember
my
mom
and
my
dad
sending
me
to
the
corner,
store.
I've
told
the
state.
Doctors
heard
this
story
before
and
she
would
send
me
with
five
dollars
in
order
to
get
a
pack
of
cigarettes
for
her
and
it
was
Virginia
Slims
and
my
father
smoked
pall
malls.
C
It
would
also
treat
themselves
to
a
soda
dr.,
pepper
and
a
Pepsi
and
I
would
wind
up
with
a
little
bit
of
change
back
in
my
pocket.
That's
why
I
was
looking
forward
to
going
to
the
store,
so
the
cost
of
the
actual
cigarettes
and
sodas
was
less
than
five
hours.
I
had
no
idea
that
the
cost
of
those
cigarettes
and
that
soda
was
far
far
more
would
mean
the
cost
of
my
mother
and
my
father's
life.
C
Father
died
of
lung
cancer,
probably
associated
with
those
cigarettes,
and
my
mother
passed
away,
and
my
brother
and
I
were
during
a
storm
bringing
her
medicine
to
the
house.
I
was
on
a
radio
interview
in
a
car.
My
brother
went
up
to
drop
off
the
medicine
and
waved
me
in
told
me
come
on
in
and
what
I
remembered
my
mother
was
in
a
stroke
State,
but
what
I
remembered
most
was.
There
was
a
lit
cigarette
in
the
ashtray
when
we
approached.
C
So
today's
hearing
is
important.
It's
important
not
because
we're
talking
about
menthol
cigarettes-
maybe
we
should
be
but
we're
not,
but
when
you
cross
the
line
of
marketing
flavored
tobacco
and
marketing
it
and
packaging
it
like
kids
candy
you,
you
have
crossed
the
line
for
me
and
and
many
others.
So
what
we
are
calling
for
is
a
ban
of
flavored
tobacco
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
we've.
We
talked
about
this
and
I.
Did
this
in
this
feature
of
majority
board?
My
colleagues
once
again
to
talk
about
why
stores
have
placed
these
products
so
closely
together?
C
C
We
took
a
picture
through
the
window
of
how
close
these
products
were
together
and
it
is.
It
is
sinful
in
the
marketing
to
try
to
subliminally
get
kids
interested
in
and
then
addicted
to
tobacco
products
in
that
same
store,
I
could
not
find
a
vegetable
in
that
same
store.
I
could
not
find
a
healthy
meal
for
my
grandkid
on
her
way
to
school,
but
I
could
find
flavored
tobacco
and
candy
closely
associated
product
wise
one
to
the
other.
So
today,
I
want
to
hear
testimony
and
I
want
us
to
look
at
this
action.
C
D
A
E
Morning,
chairman,
our
bass
and
members
of
the
Public
Health
and
Human
Services
Committee
I'm,
dr.
Thomas,
Farley
health,
commissioner
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
give
testimony
and
bill
number
one.
Eight
zero,
four,
five
seven,
which,
if
enacted,
would
ban
sales
of
fruit
and
candy
flavored,
cigars
and
cigarillos
in
the
city.
Their
proposed
amendments
to
clarify
their
products.
E
Excuse
me
that
the
bill
would
include,
and
I
am
an
agreement
with
the
proposed
language
thanks
to
councilman
Jones,
for
sponsoring
this
bill
and
I'd
like
to
thank
the
many
council
members
who
co-sponsored
the
bill.
Everyone
knows
that
smoking
is
bad
for
their
health,
but
few
people
recognize
just
how
bad
it
is
for
us
individually
or
for
the
city
as
a
whole.
E
Tobacco
is
the
top
preventable
cause
of
death
in
Philadelphia,
causing
thousands
of
deaths
each
year,
chronic
lung
disease
due
to
smoking
and
secondhand
smoke
exposure
causes
thousands
of
the
city
to
suffer
for
years
as
they
struggle
to
breathe
through
diseased
Airways
and
limiting
their
ability
to
work
and
diminishing
their
quality
of
life.
Tobacco
use
increases
the
risk
of
prematurity,
sudden
infant
death
and
childhood
asthma
for
infants
and
children
exposed
to
secondhand
smoke.
Everyone
in
this
room
knows
someone
who
has
died
from
smoking.
E
We
shouldn't
accept
that
as
normal,
though
nearly
90%
of
smokers
start
before
the
age
of
18,
so
preventing
youth
smoking
is
critical
if
we
want
to
change
the
future
of
health
in
Philadelphia.
We
have
made
great
strides
in
the
past
few
years
against
youth
smoking
of
conventional
cigarettes
reaching
a
low
of
7.1
percent
of
teens.
E
In
the
latest
analysis,
this
council
has
done
its
part
in
the
battle
passing
attacks
on
cigarettes
that
helps
fight
tobacco
addiction
while
raising
money
for
the
city
schools,
but
those
gains
are
being
undermined
by
the
proliferation
of
dirt,
cheap,
little
cigars
and
cigarillos,
and
flavors
literally
right
out
of
the
candy
shop.
These
products
sold
four
or
five
for
99
cents
and
wrapped
in
bright
colors,
with
pictures
of
ice
cream,
cones
and
brownies
in
the
front
helped
fuel
a
huge
increase
in
cigar
smoking
among
our
youth
here.
E
Some
right
here
that
this
is
by
the
way
fruit,
punch,
flavored
and
we've
got
tropical
tango,
and
then
we
got
french
vanilla
from
2011
to
2015
cigar
use
among
Philadelphia's
teens
increased
from
6%
to
10.5%
in
just
four
years
and
among
black
teens.
It
nearly
tripled
rising
from
4.5%
to
eleven
point
nine
percent
substantially
more
teens
in
Philadelphia,
now
smoked
cigars
than
cigarettes.
E
These
cigars
aren't
subject
to
city
state
or
federal
cigarette
taxes
or
to
FDA
restrictions
that
ban
flavorings
other
than
menthol
and
cigarettes.
When
my
staff
show
these
products
to
young
children,
they
think
they
are
candy.
Many
kids
tell
us.
They
think
the
products
must
be
safer
than
cigarettes
because
they
are
clearly
marketed
to
kids,
but
each
cigarillo
contains
the
same
amount
of
tobacco
as
three
cigarettes
so
for
99
cents,
so
99
cents
will
buy
you
the
addictive
equivalent
of
three
quarters
of
a
pack
of
Newports.
E
It's
not
legal
for
stores
to
sell
these
products
to
teens,
but
many
store
owners
do
not
abide
by
that
law.
There's
a
typo
in
the
written
testimony.
Many
sellers
do
not
abide
by
that
law
here
in
Philadelphia
and
across
the
state.
Sales
of
tobacco
to
youth
are
on
the
rise
increasing
from
12%
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
fiscal
year,
17
to
35%
in
the
most
recent
quarter
here
in
Philadelphia,
despite
the
fact
that
we
have
increased
the
number
of
youth
compliance
checks
to
stem
that
tide.
Let
me
explain
what
I
mean
by
that
percentage.
E
We
send
youth
that
are
underage
in
the
stores
to
attempt
to
buy
tobacco
products
and
35%.
At
a
time
now
they
are
sold
as
products
by
the
people
working
the
store
and
even
if
the
store
owners
comply
with
the
law
100%
of
the
time.
We
know
that
kids
would
continue
to
be
able
to
get
tobacco
from
their
friends
who
are
over
18.
E
Now.
I
have
no
doubt
that
the
tobacco
industry
will
have
recruited
store
owners
to
tell
you
today
that
they
cannot
afford
not
to
sell
these
products,
but
the
cost
of
tobacco
goes
far
beyond
the
deaths
it
causes.
Smokers
spend
thousands
of
dollars
per
year
on
tobacco
products
which
have
a
very
narrow
profit
margin
margin
so
that
almost
all
those
dollars
leave
the
city.
Smokers
also
make
less
than
non-smokers
an
average
about
20%
less
as
the
city's
health
commissioner
and
witness
to
the
cost
of
these
products
on
our
lowest
income
residents.
E
A
F
A
F
Amazingly,
the
access
to
such
sweet
harm
is
only
a
couple
steps
away
from
youth.
For
example,
I
had
an
old
friend
named
Curtis.
He
used
to
go
to
school
with
me
until
dealing
with
unfortunate
situations.
Now
he
spends
most
of
his
days
on
a
corner
near
my
school
smoking.
What
most
people
call
blacks
and
fruit
punch,
slash
grape
flavored
tobacco,
which
he
says
is
his
favorite.
F
It
can
truly
be
said
that
Curtis
story
isn't
as
rare
from
what
we
observe
in
our
community
today.
There
are
plenty
of
youth
on
the
same
corners
and
even
more
plotting
on
their
next
fix
of
tobacco.
Sadly,
we
don't
question
enough
why
it
even
exists
in
our
poor
neighborhoods
I
grew
up
in
both
the
suburban
and
urban
communities
and
seeing
that
those
in
the
suburban
communities
weren't
really
around
tobacco
ads
and
reminders
low
enough
for
children
to
get
a
little
inspiration
like
how
it
is
in
the
urban
communities.
F
I'm
also
sure
that
Curtis
didn't
figure
out
to
back
on
his
own
from
rappers,
like
cardi,
B
back
to
little
Wayne
higher
starter
and
influencers
sorry
get
they're
fans
of
the
message
that
smoking
tobacco
is
a
cool
thing
to
do.
Does
leading
youth
like
my
friend
Curtis
down
the
road
towards
not
just
the
corner
of
constant
smoke
breaks,
but
in
addiction,
cancer
and
regret
of
ever
latching
line,
obviously,
as
a
part
of
the
current
youth
I'm
irritated
at
the
fact
that
most
of
us
are
already
dying
of
disease
due
to
a
flavored
cancer.
F
F
Those
in
charge
of
selling
slash
making
these
flavor
products
are
targeting
youth.
Who
are
my
friends
when
saying
this
out
loud
or
even
reading
it?
It
is
the
most
sickening
thing,
I've
ever
heard,
or
had
to
say,
as
a
young
person
myself,
I
can
understand
that
business
goals
would
be
to
flourish,
but
it
shouldn't
flourish
by
taking
lives,
but
I
am
surely
confused
on
is
why
this
operation
even
exists
and
even
better.
Why
are
we
talking
about
this
operation
in
the
first
place?
G
Parkinson
Hall
good
afternoon
chairwoman,
Cindy
bass
and
members
of
the
Department
of
Public
Health
and
Human
Services
Committee,
as
I
said
before:
I'm
Carol
Parkinson
Hall,
a
resident
of
Philadelphia
council
council
district
9
I,
come
before
you
today.
As
a
member
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
Sorority
Incorporated
Omega
Omega
chapter
2
support
bill
number
one:
eight
zero,
four,
five
seven,
which
is
sponsored
by
Councilman
Curtis
Jones
I,
serve
as
the
president
of
the
chapter
and
a
member
of
the
connection
committee.
The
connection
committee
is
the
advocacy
social
justice
and
civic
engagement
committee
of
the
sorority.
G
We
serve
on
a
nonpartisan
basis
to
conduct
voter
registration
drives.
Advocate
advocate.
Excuse
me
for
education,
equity,
health
care
reform
and
other
legislative
initiatives.
Just
to
name
a
few.
We
empower
citizens
as
stakeholders
to
be
a
part
of,
and
not
apart
from
the
solutions
to
problems
that
plague
our
communities.
G
G
Omega
Omega,
chapter
home
of
the
late
Augusta
Clark
and
dr.
Ruth
Wright
hair,
has
been
dedicated
to
serving
the
Greater
Philadelphia
area
since
its
chartering
in
1926.
It
is
in
this
spirit
of
our
unwavering
commitment
to
the
uplift
of
our
people
to
ensure
a
more
humane
Philadelphia
that
we
present
this
testimony
this
afternoon
in
2015,
Philadelphia
became
the
first
city
in
the
United
States
of
America
to
gain
the
distinct
honor
of
being
named
a
world
heritage
city.
G
G
Hoodrat
hood
raps
are
more
readily
available
than
school
supplies,
so
good,
so
good,
so
good,
so
good,
that's
the
slogan
associated
with
the
flavored
cigarettes
that
are
aggressively
marketed
to
our
youth,
Nelson
Mandela
once
said
there
can
be
no
keener
revelation
in
a
society
soul
than
the
way
in
which
it
treats
its
children.
We
all
know
the
dangers
of
smoking.
Smoking
is
the
leading
cause
of
preventable
deaths
in
the
United
States,
such
as
cancer
heart
disease,
lung
disease,
research
even
shows
how
secondhand
smoke
impacts
our
health
negatively.
G
G
Kappa
Alpha,
Sorority,
Incorporated,
Omega
Omega
chapter
stands
ready
to
work
with
the
members
of
City,
Council
and
other
stakeholders
to
stop
the
sale
of
flavored
tobacco
products
like
cigarillos
to
our
children.
While
we
support
this
legislation,
we
think
that
it's
terribly
important
that
we
not
forget
the
role
that
mentholated
tobacco
products
plays
in
killing
african-americans
and
Latino
women
and
children.
G
Predatory
marketing
strategies
are
used
to
target
these
populations
and
I,
sadly,
must
say
that
these
are
the
people
who
too
often
lose
out
in
the
horse
trading,
commerce
between
Commerce
and
politics
or
politics.
We
support
the
city's
Department
of
Public
Health
and
bill
number
one:
eight
zero,
four,
five
seven.
We
strongly
appeal
to
the
members
of
City
Council
to
pass
this
legislation.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today
in
service,
the
members
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
Sorority
Incorporated
Omega
Omega,
chapter
Terrell,
Parkinson
Hall,
president.
A
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
testimony
and,
and
you
know
it
was
very
heartfelt-
and
you
know
just
really
informative
and
I-
think
that
everyone
here
really
does
appreciate.
It
appreciate
your
expertise
and
all
that
you
have
done
to
really
protect
our
young
people.
Most
importantly,
so
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
C
A
A
H
Death
is
inevitable.
That's
a
certain.
We
do
know
that
in
life
I
mean
you
can't
avoid
it,
but
we
are
happy
to
say
that
kangaroo
took
on
a
responsibility
to
no
longer
offer
tobacco
products
to
our
customers.
Our
civic
duty,
as
a
caring
champion
to
the
community
is
to
note
this
is
to
offer
a
healthy,
affordable
product
to
our
customers.
H
H
A
I
Hi
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Tonetta
Graham
and
I
am
a
proud
resident
of
Strawberry
Mansion,
a
ninety
percent
African
American
neighborhood
in
North
Philadelphia,
as
well
as
the
president
of
the
Strawberry
Mansion
Community
Development
Corporation
as
a
concerned
resident
and
community
leader.
It
is
very
important
for
me
to
lend
my
voice
to
an
issue
that
is
causing
generational
harm
to
our
fellow
citizens,
that
is,
the
predatory,
marketing
and
targeted
use
of
flavored
tobacco
products
on
low
wealth.
I
The
strategies
to
promote
flavored
tobacco
use
among
african-americans,
especially
youth,
are
clearly
evident.
In
fact,
african-american
communities
are
under
the
serious
influence
of
unfair
marketing
practices
by
tobacco
industry.
Through
the
following
numerous
flavored
tobacco
retailers,
Strawberry
Mansion
has
a
disproportionate
amount
of
corner
stores
and
delis
that
sell
flavored
tobacco
products.
These
products
are
colorfully
wrapped
and
they
have
the
appeal
of
candy
and
they
are
often
named
after
popular
Luke
youth
treats
such
as
cotton,
candy,
peanut
butter,
bubble,
gum
and
jelly.
I
They
occupy
more
shelf
space
in
stores
within
african-american
communities
and
in
most
cases
they
are
on
display
near
the
real
candy
in
order
to
influence
influence
youth
purchases
to
the
products
discounts
in
the
single
packaging.
Flavor
tobacco
products,
such
as
cigars
and
cigar
LoZ,
are
often
discounted
with
a
price
promotion
and
coupons
and
coupons
in
addition
to
being
sold
in
packages
with
a
small
number.
I
This
makes
the
products
cheaper
and
easier
for
youth
to
purchase
and
then
there's
the
mass
advertising
flavored
tobacco
products
are
advertised
heavily
in
Strawberry,
Mansion
ads
that
are
culturally
tailored
with
images
and
messages
that
appeal
to
african-american
youth.
These
are
just
a
few
of
the
marketing
strategies
that
influence
our
youth
to
begin.
The
path
of
tobacco
use.
According
to
the
Food
and
Drug
Administration's,
March
2018
press
release
each
day,
2300
youth
under
18
smoke
their
first
cigarette
and
about
1900
and
the
day
smoked
their
first
cigar.
I
I
The
survey
yielded
striking
results
about
new
tobacco
use
and
profiling
of
the
most
striking.
Our
survey
found
that
82%
of
his
youth
respondents
were
in
favor
of
more
laws
to
reduce
the
harmful
effects
of
tobacco.
That
is
a
clear
call
for
help
after
analyzing
their
data.
While
you
survey
suggested
the
following:
passing
legislation
to
ban
flavored
tobacco
use,
tobacco
free
school
zones,
more
enforcement
and
penalties
for
retailers
who
sell
tobacco's
to
youth
and
an
increase
in
the
education
and
public
awareness
campaigns
to
counter
tobacco.
I
Households,
stricter,
stricter
regulations
or
a
total
ban
on
tobacco
advertisement
and
promotion
toward
our
youth
will
protect
youth
in
Strawberry
Mansion
from
initiating
their
addiction
to
flavored
tobacco
products.
Likewise,
dedicating
more
resources
to
anticipate
Abeka
prevention
campaigns
will
lower
the
risk
of
non-smokers
and
encourage
existing
smokers
to
explore
cessation
treatment.
Today
you
have
heard
compelling
evidence
that
flavored
tobacco
products
are
attracting
and
addicting
our
younger
generation.
We
implore
you
to
respond
boldly
and
enact
the
smart
legislation
that
calls
for
a
full
flavored
tobacco
ban
and
supporting
impactful
tobacco
prevention
programs
with
adequate
resources.
I
A
J
Afternoon,
my
name
is
dr.:
Brian
Jensen
I'm,
a
practicing
primary
care
pediatrician
in
West
Philadelphia
and
a
researcher
at
Children's,
Hospital
Philadelphia
and
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
I'm
here
today,
in
my
official
capacity
as
a
doctor,
to
offer
my
expert
insight
as
someone
who
takes
care
of
children,
adolescents
and
young
adults
in
our
city.
So
this
group
can
have
the
best
evidence
available
to
them
on
this
critical
health
issue.
Children
are
a
vulnerable
population
and
my
job
as
a
pediatrician
is
to
protect
them
from
harm
and
dangerous
products.
J
There
is
significant
evidence
that
flavored
cigars
are
a
dangerous
product.
Tobacco
use
is
a
leading
cause
of
disease
and
death
in
Philadelphia,
as
sever
of
my
co-panelist
have
already
pointed
out,
while
it's
adults
who
face
the
long-term
consequences
of
smoking,
the
vast
majority
of
adult
tobacco
users
started
during
childhood
and
adolescence.
The
tobacco
industry
capitalized
on
children's
love
of
candy,
chocolates
and
sweets,
resulting
in
early
addiction
to
their
products
and
decades
of
future
profits
at
the
expense
of
children's
future
health
and
well-being.
J
As
you
consider
this
proposal
in
all
future
proposals
as
they
relate
to
the
development,
sale
and
purchasing
of
tobacco
I
hope
you
will
consider
the
following
information:
that's
derived
from
my
years
of
clinical
and
research
experience
and
that
you
would
join
me
in
my
efforts
to
protect
all
of
our
children
and
future
generations
from
the
harms
of
tobacco.
First,
the
tobacco
industry
uses
flavor
to
attract
young
users.
Nan
supplies.
Surprisingly
flavored
tobacco
products
are
most
popular
among
youth,
because
young
people's
brains
are
not
fully
developed
until
the
age
of
25.
J
Young
people
are
particularly
sensitive
to
the
addictive
effects
of
tobacco.
This
vulnerable
time
of
development
has
been
exploited
by
the
tobacco
industry.
Time
and
again,
we've
even
seen
internal
documents
revealing
that
they
added
flavors
precisely
as
a
marketing
tool
to
attract
young
people.
Cigarettes
flavor
with
Canyon
fruit,
encourage
youth
experimentation,
regular
use
and
addiction.
That's
why,
in
recognition
of
this
evidence,
the
federal
government
banned
all
flavored
cigarettes,
with
exception
of
menthol
nearly
a
decade
ago.
J
Unfortunately,
this
ban
does
not
extend
to
cigars
and
other
similar
products
allowing
the
tobacco
industry
to
take
advantage
of
this
loophole
and
legally
add
flavours
to
other
tobacco
products.
There
are
over
250
flavors
of
cigar
products
alone,
everything
from
cotton
candy
to
strawberry
margarita,
while
the
federal
ban
on
flavored
cigarettes
appears
to
be
working
and
driving
down.
The
number
of
youth
cigarette
smokers
in
Philadelphia,
teen
cigar
and
cigarette
has
people
commented.
J
Low,
cigars
use
rose
by
over
75%
between
2011
2015
cigar
use
is
now
more
common
than
cigarette
use
in
Philadelphia
with
a
similar
trend
across
the
country.
The
deliberate
targeting
of
youth
is
addicting,
a
new
generation
of
users
and
undoing
the
progress
of
previous
tobacco
control
policies.
Second,
flavored
tobacco
increases
youth
experimentation
and
creates
lifelong
smokers,
flavored
cigars
and
cigarillos.
J
Our
major
starter
products
that
get
kids
hooked
on
tobacco
by
masking
the
harshness
of
smoke
and
making
the
smoking
experience
more
tolerable
and
enjoyable
over
80%
of
adolescents
and
young
adults
who
have
tried
to
back
a
report
that
their
first
product
was
flavored.
When
asked
why
they
used
tobacco,
young
users
consistently
say,
as
my
co-panelists
mentioned
in
Strawberry,
Mansion
is
because
they
like
the
flavors
youth
are
also
more
likely
to
experiment,
because
they
wrongly
think
flavored
products,
especially
cigars
and
cigarillos,
are
more
natural
unless
harmful
than
cigarettes.
J
In
reality
of
the
same
toxic
and
cancer-causing,
chemicals
and
cigarettes
are
produced
in
cigars
at
even
higher
levels,
still
they're
brightly,
colored,
foil
packaging,
fun
and
engaging
names
and
fruity.
Sweet
smells
only
create
this
false
positive
image
of
these
flavored
tobacco
products
for
kids.
Flavored
products
may
even
make
it
harder
to
quit
individuals
who
used
a
flavor
product
when
they
first
started.
Smoking
are
more
likely
to
still
be
smoking
today
compared
to
those
who
use
a
non
favorite
product.
J
As
a
doctor,
I
see
firsthand
the
long-term
consequences
of
tobacco
use
and
how
devastating
they
can
be
for
my
patients
and
their
loved
ones.
Preventing
children
from
ever
picking
up
their
first
tobacco
product
is
by
far
the
best
thing
we
can
do
to
protect
them
from
tobacco-related
disease
and
death.
Thus,
with
the
recent
legislation
introduced
by
City
Council,
we
now
have
the
opportunity
to
ban
flavors
in
cigar
products
in
Philadelphia,
eliminating
one
of
the
industry's
most
relied
on
tactics
to
target
children
and
giving
our
young
people
a
fair
chance
to
lead
tobacco-free
lives.
J
The
country's
leading
medical
and
health
advocacy
groups
from
the
American
County
Pediatrics
to
the
American
Cancer
Society
all
agree
that
flavored
tobacco
products
are
made
for
the
purpose
of
attracting
kids
and
fuelling
the
addiction
of
a
new
generation
of
lifelong
users.
Several
major
cities,
including
Chicago
and
Minneapolis,
limit
the
sale
of
flavored,
cigars,
San
Francisco,
went
one
step
further
and
banned
all
flavored
tobacco
Philadelphia
children
deserve
the
same
protections.
We
can
no
longer
afford
to
wait
as
children,
adolescents
pay
the
ultimate
price
we
should
prevent
access
to
these
products.
C
You
so
much
for
your
testimony.
I,
remember
you
testifying
before,
and
the
reason
in
part.
Why
we're
here
alone,
with
the
health
commissioner
and
his
staffs
advocacy,
is
your
the
reason
and
when
you
talk
about
the
geography
and
that
that's
what
hit
me
hardest
as
to
where
these
products
are
targeted
and
low-income
areas
impacted
areas,
minority
areas
to
make
sure
that
sales
were
high
and
in
a
point,
I
went
to
took
my
granddaughter
to
school.
C
I
get
pop-up
duty,
I,
call
it
every
now
and
then
the
driver
to
mathematics
and
science
school,
and
so
my
job
was
then
also
to
get
her
lunch.
And
so,
when
you
go
in
some
of
these
doors,
there's
not
a
healthy
lunch.
There's
not
a
fruit
or
vegetable
I
can
add
to
her
diet
and
what
struck
me
worse
than
that
fact
was
that
these
were
closely
product
placed
together,
and
so
for
my
granddaughter,
you
know
she's
an
impulse
buyer
like
me.
She
she
wanted
this
stuff
and
didn't
know
why.
C
C
Well,
I
went
to
other
parts
of
the
neighborhood
to
get
to
lunch.
I
guess
wasn't
was
guess
what
wasn't
there
these
products
closely
place
together
and
another
council
person
who
I
admire,
talked
about
a
way
of
disrespect
that
sometimes
urban
areas
get,
and
this
is
a
continuation
of
it
and
I.
Remember
your
testimony
and
dr.
C
B
J
Sorry
so
the
first
point
is
that
there
is
strong
evidence
that
the
banning
flavored
cigarettes
themselves
has
decreased
to
a
decrease
in
consumption
of
those
cigarettes.
That's
the
first
thing,
so
that's
where
we're
at
extrapolating
to
this
other
space
I'll
defer
to
and
by
the
my
colleagues
at
Department
Public
Health
in
terms
of
the
other
kind
of
actions
by
the
tobacco
industry
in
those
particular
places.
A
K
K
The
American
Cancer
Society
is
here
today
to
help
the
Philadelphia
City
Councilmembers
to
protect
kids
and
communities
throughout
the
city
from
a
very
real
problem.
The
promotion
and
sale
of
flavored
tobacco
products
city
council
bill
number
one,
eight,
zero.
Four
five
seven
has
been
introduced
to
restrict
the
sale
of
some
types
of
flavor
tobacco
products
in
the
city,
including
cigarette
o's
that
are
sold
in
small,
cheap
packets.
K
That
often
look
like
candy
packets,
I'm,
also
a
volunteer
in
our
parks,
and
we
do
cleanups
in
the
parks
and
I
find
these
packets
all
over
the
parks
regularly.
We
agree
that
these
products
must
be
restricted,
but
we
also
the
American.
Cancer
Society
also
asks.
Why
are
we
stopping
at
only
some
of
these
products
when
there
are
so
many
more
out
there
that
need
to
be
attached
to
this
bill
and
that
the
children
need
to
be
protected
from.
K
We
are
here
to
ask
today
the
American
Cancer
Society
is
here
to
ask
today
that
you
also
include
the
other
highly
addictive
flavored
tobacco
products,
menthol
cigarettes
and
electronic
cigarettes
to
this
legislation,
and
why
is
this
so
important?
Menthol
lessens
the
harsh
taste
of
tobacco
and
eases
the
initiation
of
young
inexperienced
smokers.
We've
already
heard
this
from
other
speakers.
K
Menthol
makes
cigarettes
easier
to
smoke
and
harder
to
quit.
The
chemical
compound
menthol
creates
a
cooling
effect,
reduces
the
harshness
of
cigarette
smoke
and
suppresses
coughing.
These
effects
may
make
menthol
cigarettes
more
appealing
to
young
inexperienced
smokers
and
research
shows
that
menthol
cigarettes
are
more
likely
to
addictive
and
are
more
difficult
to
quit
than
regular
cigarettes.
K
The
tobacco
industry
continues
to
spend
millions
of
dollars
promoting
permit
menthol
cigarettes
through
channels
to
target
specific
populations,
including
african-americans
and
younger
consumers.
Youth
are
also
taking
up
electronic
cigarettes,
as
we've
heard,
and
an
alarming
and
increasing
rate.
These
products
are
flavored
and
come
in
many
designs
that
designed
to
attract
young
users.
As
you
can
see
by
the
packaging
alone,
it
looks
like
candy
half
the
time.
Kids
and
their
parents
are
often
unaware
that
these
products
contain
nicotine
and
they
may
become
addicted.
K
Nicotine
is
not
safe
for
anyone,
but
it
is
especially
harmful
to
the
adolescent
brain
which
is
still
growing
and
developing
once
addicted.
There
is
a
greater
risk
for
kids
as
weas,
also
as
we've
also
heard
to
experiment
with
other
forms
of
tobacco.
A
cigarette
use
among
youth
and
young
adults
is
strongly
linked
to
the
use
of
other
tobacco
products,
such
as
regular
cigarettes,
cigars,
hookah
and
smokeless
tobacco.
K
So
this
is
a
very
real
problem
here
in
Philadelphia
and
although
it
is
illegal
to
sell
tobacco
products
to
persons
under
18,
we've
already
heard
these
sales
are
still
occurring.
In
fact,
this
was
a
current
risk
was
confirmed
recently
at
a
hearing
in
this
chamber
on
October
27th
2017,
when
young
people
talked
about
the
easy
access
to
these
products.
Therefore,
the
American
Cancer
Society
is
asking
that
you
strengthen
this
important
legislation
by
doing
two
things.
First,
we
ask
that
you
add
both
menthol
products
and
ecig
arrests
to
the
bill.
K
We
have
a
copy
of
model
language
developed
by
the
tobacco
control
legal
consortium,
which
we
can
provide
you
as
a
reference
cities
like
Oakland
and
Minneapolis,
and
some
others
have
already
created
these
restrictions.
In
making
these
changes,
you
will
help
to
protect
all
kids
and
restrict
the
sale
of
all
flavored
tobacco
products
here
in
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify.
A
L
L
L
I've
been
made
aware
now,
within
the
past
few
weeks
of
this
upcoming
tax
or
ban
my
apologies.
These
products
that
we
speak
of
today
are
not
merchandised
in
our
stores.
Next
to
candy,
our
company
has
spent
over
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
in
registers
upgrades
over
the
past
few
years
in
an
effort
to
make
sure
employees
can
scan
IDs
to
prohibit
these
sales
to
youth.
L
A
M
C
M
C
A
B
Afternoon
to
all
of
you,
and
thank
you
for
the
the
the
diversity
in
the
testimony,
because
what
I
know
the
sponsor
of
the
bill
is
working
through
is
how
you
strike
a
delicate
balance
and
protecting
our
children.
While
we
hold
harmless
small
businesses
that
are
doing
the
right
thing
in
our
communities,
and
so
forgive
me,
sir.
Your
name
again
that
has
victim.
B
L
B
L
We're
doing
here
today,
I
mean
you
know,
meeting
with
the
council
members
making
a
difference
in
our
communities.
You
know
not
just
sitting
there,
you
know
putting
a
Facebook
post
out
that
you
know
somebody's
upset
about
something
I
mean
you
know.
Having
more
of
these,
you
know
types
of
meetings.
You
know
one-on-one
with
the
council
members
to
come
together
and.
D
L
Sure
that
we're
working
together
as
a
whole
I
mean
you
know,
ideas
are
what's
them,
you
know
great
decisions,
and
you
know
so
you
know,
working
together
is
is
always
what's
best
and
having
shared
thoughts
and
I
apologize
for
repeating
myself
a
little
bit
here.
But
you
know
I
can't
emphasize
it
enough
and
it's
very
important
to
do
that,
to
have
an
open
dialogue
and
open
forum
to
hear
both
sides
I
completely.
B
G
B
M
B
L
C
B
K
M
M
C
Here
is
my
point:
here's
my
point.
So
that
means
I
remember
in
the
80s,
when
cocaine
was
king
and
a
lot
of
people
in
the
inner-city
areas
couldn't
afford
cocaine
because
it
was
a
high-priced
drug.
So
what
they
did
was
created
a
derivative
called
crack,
okay,
so
that
they
could
get
both
market
tiers.
C
C
So
it's
a
lower
market
price
to
enter
people
into
a
marketplace
that
leads
to
cigarettes.
I,
remember
walking
my
dog
at
59th
and
Upland
way
right
around
a
middle
school.
Five
young
men
come
out
of
the
store
with
these
they
emptied
the
contents
out.
They
put
other
products
in
and
looked
at
me
and
said,
marijuana
is
no
longer
a
leader.
C
A
Thank
you.
You
have
to
sign
up
to
testify.
You
have
to
sign
up.
You
had
yeah,
you
have
to
sign
up
over
here
to
testify,
if
you'd
like
to
say
something
you
have
to
sign
up
over
here.
To
testify
sorry
you're
welcome
I
do
want
to
recognize
the
presence
of
Councilman
Greenlee
and
since
there
are
no
additional
questions
from
members
of
council
I.
Thank
you
very
much
for.
L
L
L
N
N
This
this
issue
is
critical
to
our
community
and
I
come
in
y'all,
but
you
know
for
taking
up
the
fight.
Do
you
know
how
to
neighborhood
have
a
healthier
environment
right
and
I've
taught
my
from
personal
experiences,
these
stopping
goals
these
delis?
These
places
that
in
our
community,
attract
a
certain.
D
N
N
This
cannot
continue.
This
cannot
continue.
You
know
as
a
progressive
society,
we
need
to
do
things
so
tell
you
have
to
protect
people
from
themselves.
See
and
a
lot
of
people
do
not
like
this
right,
but
that's
on
them.
This
is
necessary.
It's
needed
and
I
can't
stress
that
enough.
Now
you
know
working
with
young
people
every
day
right,
councilman
Jones.
N
You
brought
up
excellent
point
and
I
like
the
demonstration
right,
because,
like
people
are
visual,
you
know
you
could
talk
to
him,
but
when
they
see
stuff
it
makes
it
makes
a
whole
difference
and
what
we're
talking
about,
but
these
places
do
I
neighborhood,
no
good
right.
There's
too
many
of
them.
There's
too
many
of
them.
I
was
out
Woodland,
Avenue
and
I
was
in
the
car.
With
somebody
and
I
said:
listen
watch
I
need
ellee's.
You
see
between
now,
where
we're
going,
we
counted.
18
delis,
not
much.
Beer
keep
diggin
e.
N
D
D
We
know
in
Criminal
Justice
that
quite
often
when
you
ban
something
that
creates
a
desire
that
it's
often
supplied
by
criminal
element,
we
see
nationwide
that
that
happens
on
a
regular
basis.
It
turns
into
illicit
trafficking
of
the
item,
transportation
of
it
and
it
turned,
and
it
adds
to
local
assaults
and
robberies
and
other
incidental
local
crime,
as
well
as
as
we're
now
saying.
Lately,
it's
providing
a
nexus
with
international
tears
of
some
of
this
is
going
directly
to
international
terrorism
as
the
ATF.
D
It's
certainly
assert
to
we're
concerned
generally
also
about
the
effect
of
banning
something
on
the
law
enforcement
prerogative
with
dwindling
budgets.
If
any
of
these
items
in
the
increase
in
crime
and
everything
else
falls
to
local
law
enforcement,
where
is
the
budget
to
ride
herd
on
it?
Where's
the
budget
to
make
a
difference?
D
Where
is
the
budget
to
have
programming
and
I
can
assure
you
that
local
law
enforcement
in
the
surrounding
area
does
not
have
a
tough
staff
to
go
into
every
market
of
these
products
to
to
assure
themselves
that
it's
on
the
shelves
are
off
the
shelves
or
to
deal
with
the
incidental
crime
that's
going
to
out
of
it.
We
have
a
position
as
a
national
organization
that
we
look
very
carefully
at
the
the
effect
of
unfunded
mandates
on
our
constituents
in
local
community.
D
O
Surety
Justin,
my
name
is
bill.
Albert
Cowie
I
represent
the
7-eleven
Lukoil
I'm,
the
vice
president
of
the
Delaware
Valley
Philadelphia
owner
Association.
Actually,
I
was
not
planning
to
testify
or
to
talk
about
this
topic.
I
want
to
respond
to
mr.
councilman
of
what
he
stated
over
here.
You
have
to
understand
guys.
We
are
with
you
and
we
are
with
them.
O
But
can
you
tell
me
what
is
the
distance
between
city
of
Philadelphia
and
any
Bucks
County
City?
What
is
the
distance
if
you
been?
If
you
stop
all
of
these
flavors,
can
you
prove
to
me
that
in
city
of
Philadelphia
nobody
sells
cocaine,
nobody
sells
the
tobacco
flavor,
they
do
Bucks
County
they're
gonna.
Have
the
business
you're
hurting
my
business?
O
We
are
not
selling.
We
will
follow
with
it
everything
that
you
needed
7-eleven
and
lukoil,
which
I'm
represent
and
I
used
to
be
a
Sunoco.
Also,
if
you
got
to
check
the
registers,
they
will
never
sell
anything
to
minors.
The
tuba,
if
you
see
anything
in
front
of
the
in
front
of
the
counter,
come
and
Punishers
comments
come
analyzes.
If
we
sell
to
minors,
come
and
sell
clothes.
My
story,
but
you
are
now
taking
a
decision
that
you
want
to
ban
the
flavor
tobacco.
O
Can
you
guarantee
to
me
that
tomorrow
or
a
month
after
use
you
bandit,
it
will
not
be
sell
in
the
market?
You
know
what
you'll
be
doing.
You
are
hurting
the
legalized
businesses
that
represent
city
of
Philadelphia
to
the
street
they're
going
to
go
to
Bucks
County
to
my
store
and
Lukoil
I
have
businesses
in
Bucks
County,
they
gonna
buy
the
quantities,
and
this
gonna
sell
it
illegal
in
the
market.
What
you're
gonna
lose
employees,
tax
sales,
tax,
business,
privilege,
tax
and
lost
the
business?
That's
what
you
are
doing,
sir.
We
are
with
you.
O
You're
closing
our
businesses,
that's
what
you're
doing
fine
you're
stopping
the
flavored
tobacco
use.
You
I
agree
with
you
one
two,
three
four
or
what
is
it
right
now?
Did
it
stop
you
put
the
$20
on
the
tuba
on
the
cigarettes.
Did
you
achieve
your
goal?
There
still
we're
still
selling
cigarettes
and
they
go
guess
what
my
business
at
Bucks
County
went
up
about.
30,
40
percent,
so.
A
C
A
P
Jonathan
Kohler
I
am
an
addiction
advocate
and
addiction.
Professional
I
have
a
background
in
behavioral
health,
public
health,
criminal
justice
and
social
work.
I'm
here
to
remark
upon
councilman
Jones's
comments
about
what
is
being
used
in
these
products
that
are
being
sold.
What
we
see
is
that,
with
these
products,
they're
used
in
the
commission
of
substance
use
these
substances
used
or
marijuana
and
synthetic
cannabinoids
such
as
spice
and
k2.
What
has
recently
been
released
by
the
CDC
is
a
statement
that
life
threatening
a
coagulopathy
is
now
associated
with
synthetic
cannabis.
P
The
cannabinoid
use
in
accordance
with
the
aforementioned
remarks.
A
prohibition
of
these
products
is
a
public
health
action
that
ensures
public
safety
working
in
the
field
of
addiction.
I've
conducted
surveys
within
my
facility
in
order
to
gauge
tobacco
use
among
our
participants
and
recipients
of
service
and
what
we
found
at
a
39
percent
participation
rate
was
90%
of
our
of
those
who
participated
used.
Menthol
tobacco
products.
P
Philadelphia
is
in
the
midst
of
an
opioid
epidemic
that
everyone
is
aware
of.
Taking
stances
to
add
menthol
to
this
legislation
and
taking
stance
to
restrict
these
products
only
ensures
the
help
protect.
The
health
of
this
very
vulnerable
population
that
isn't
oftentimes
neglected.
Thank
you.
Thank.
Q
My
name
is
acronym,
I
was
just
brother
blah.
Pretty
much
said
everything
I
wanted
to
say
is
again.
A
lot
of
these
products
aren't
being
used
to
actually
smoke
like
councilman
Jones
was
saying
it's
used
for
other
products.
I
use
a
lot
of
those
products
and
I
use
a
lot
of
other
product
that
is
Houston
as
well.
I'm,
not
gonna
lie
so
I'm
being
honest
and
it's
becoming
legal
and
pretty
much
become
recreational
I
mean
I.
Q
Don't
know
why
we're
gonna
ban
something
that's
going
to
bring
business
into
the
city
of
Philadelphia
because
pretty
soon
I
don't
know
what
else
you
guys
are
gonna
start
taxing
like
I
I
bought
a
business
I
bought
a
Sunoco
now
to
buy
that
Sunoco.
My
mother
got
a
loan
on
her
house
on
our
houses.
So
after
you
guys
added
that
tobacco
tax,
my
the
ballot,
the
value
of
the
business
fell
and
now
the
person
coming
in
can't
buy
a
cigarette,
get
a
sailor
license.
Q
So
now
I'm,
it's
about
the
value
of
SiC
business
fell
even
more
so
I
can't
even
sell
the
business
and
pay
off
the
loans
or
matter
of
fact,
I
can't
I
could
barely
even
keep
up
with
the
payments
of
the
loans,
so
she
was
on
the
verge
of
losing
her
house
and
then
the
city
increased
her
property
taxes.
So
now
not
only
we're
gonna
be
at
Lou's
house
to
the
loans
boogaloos
house
to
the
city,
because
the
sheriff's
sale,
we
keep
it
up
the
taxes.
This
is
all
my
record.
It's
could
be
checked
out.
Q
So
all
I'm
asking
is
I.
Think
you
were
saying
is
what
other
businesses
willing
to
give
up?
I
mean
we're
already
giving
up
the
product.
So
there's
not
money.
We
can't
give
up,
can't
pay
you
guys
anymore,
because
you
guys
are
raising
taxes,
we're
already
giving
you
more
money.
So
I
don't
know
what
else
the
city
would
like
the
businesses
to
do
besides
giving
up
more
products
and
more
revenue,
because,
oh
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
are
noticing
wha
work.
Q
What
was
killing
all
the
big
businesses
I
mean
small
businesses,
because
they're
taking
over
everywhere,
and
not
only
is
there
competition
within
ourselves,
but
we
have
legislation,
that's
restricting
products
that
we
can
sell
and
and
like
the
sole
taxes
being,
you
know,
it's
it's
taken
away.
Business
and
their
people
are
just
going
like.
He
said
people
just
going
across
the
border,
Upper
Darby,
Bucks,
County
and
buying
the
worst.
Q
Q
R
Name
is
Keith
Shanna
and
I
listened
to
the
testimony
here
and
I
serve
I
have
two
sides
of
story:
I
am
an
entrepreneur
in
Philadelphia.
I
want
a
real
estate
office,
but
I'm
also
a
parent.
So,
while
I
understand,
businesses
need
to
make
money
because
I'm
entrepreneur,
myself
I'm,
also
a
parent
and
I,
recognize
the
dangers
of
tobacco
use
and
the
stores.
So
while
we
talking
about
dollars,
the
question
really
has
to
be
well.
What's
more
important
dollars
versus
my
kids
and
I'm
gonna
pick
my
kids
every
time.
R
I
also
heard
testimony
about
not
selling
to
underage
underaged
people
for
cigarettes.
My
office
is
next
to
two
retail
outlets.
One
of
them
has
the
orange
sticker
on
the
window.
That
says
not
to
sell,
not
to
sell
loose
cigarettes
and
not
to
sell
to
people
that
look
under
the
age
of
26
and
I
can
tell
you
particularly
the
summer
on
a
given
day.
They
sell
it
to
people
under
21
and
they
were
not
questioned.
R
They
got
out,
they
look
old
enough,
they
look
well,
then,
if
they
look
young-
and
you
can't
tell-
maybe
you
should
start
carding
like
it
requires
so
again-
I
go
back
to
there's
a
practice,
there's
loss
and
if
the
law
should
be
larger
supposed
to
be
to
protect
people,
and
in
this
case
the
laws
are
to
protect
kids
and
any
business
even
mind
is,
as
things
change
the
society
changes
in
order
for
you
to
stay
profitable,
you
have
to
change
with
those
changes
and
I
think
this
will
be
a
good
one.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
for
your
testimony
and
if
there
is
no
one
else
to
testify
on
this
bill,
okay
and
then
we
remember
no
more
comments
from
the
committee
members.
This
concludes
the
public
hearing
on
bill
number
one:
eight,
zero,
four,
five:
seven.
We
will
now
go
into
a
public
meeting
to
consider
the
action
to
be
taken
on
the
bill.
C
You,
madam
chair
I,
move
bill
number
of
one:
eight
zero,
four
five,
seven
out
of
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
roles
of
council
be
suspended
to
allow
this
bill
to
be
read
well
in
it
to
be
read
at
next
session.
But
we
will
hold
it
until
September
so
that
we
can
further
dialogue
with
with
stakeholders.
B
A
It
has
been
moved
and
properly
seconded
that
the
amendment
excuse
me
it
has
moved
in
second.
Second,
it
that
the
bill
be
reported
out
of
committee
with
a
rural
suspension
and
a
favorable
recommendation.
All
in
favor
will
signify
by
saying
aye
those
opposed
okay
eyes
have
it
in
the
motion
carries
and
bill
number
one.
Eight
zero.
Four
five
seven
will
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation,
with
the
request
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council,
and
this
could.
C
A
C
A
It's
been
moved
and
properly
seconded
that
bill
number
one:
eight
zero,
four
five
seven
as
amend,
didn't
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
first
reading
of
this
bill
at
the
next
session
of
council.
All
those
in
favor
will
motion
by
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
the
motion
carries
and
bill
number
one.
A
Four
one:
eight
zero,
four
five,
seven
as
amended,
will
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
favorable
recommendation,
with
a
request
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council.
This
concludes
the
public
meeting
of
the
Committee
on
Public
Health
and
Human
Services,
and
there
being
no
further
business
before
the
committee
I.
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
attendance.
Thank
you.