DENVER (KDVR) — A proposal that’s struggled to become law at the state and city level in recent years is back. Community groups are pushing for Denver City Council members to pass a ban on flavored tobacco sales in the city.
The Denver Public School Board of Education is supporting an effort urging the city council to pass a ban on flavored tobacco sales in Denver, believing they may have the support they would need for it to become law this time around.
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“If our young people aren’t healthy, they can’t learn. So, at the end of the day, it’s about what’s best for our kids and that’s what I’m always going to advocate for,” said Scott Esserman, DPS School Board At-Large Director.
The board passed a proclamation Thursday night, calling on the City Council to ban the sale of flavored tobacco in the City and County of Denver.
“We’ve seen it in our schools where it’s an increasing problem in bathrooms and where a lot of our school administrators and teachers are in fact seeing vastly increased use that matches statistics that we can see,” Esserman said.