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Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4007
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators J. Lee, Clemens, Dever, Oban
Representatives Meier, Mock
1 A concurrent resolution urging Congress and the Food and Drug Administration to end the
2 marketing and advertising of e-cigarettes to youth.
3 WHEREAS, e-cigarettes are known by many different names, including "e-cigs",
4 "e-hookahs", "mods", "vape pens", "vapes", "tank systems", and "electronic nicotine delivery
5 systems"; and
6 WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports e-cigarettes are
7 the most commonly used tobacco products among youth, with 2018 CDC data showing
8 3.6 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days; and
9 WHEREAS, e-cigarettes are available in more than 7,000 fruit and candy flavors and
10 advertising and marketing use cartoons and celebrities, which are appealing to youth; and
11 WHEREAS, e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is a highly addictive drug and has
12 immediate biochemical effects on the brain and body; and
13 WHEREAS, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found e-cigarettes contain a
14 number of toxins, carcinogens, and components suspected of being harmful to humans and
15 acknowledges consumers of e-cigarettes have no way of knowing whether e-cigarettes are safe
16 or how much nicotine or other potentially harmful chemicals are being inhaled; and
17 WHEREAS, although the FDA has banned youth marketing techniques and advertising for
18 cigarettes and the FDA has taken the first step in establishing FDA oversight of e-cigarettes,
19 there are no federal restrictions preventing the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes to youth;
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE
21 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
22 That the Sixty-sixth Legislative Assembly urges the Congress of the United States and the
23 FDA to end the marketing and advertising of e-cigarettes to youth; and
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State forward copies of this resolution
2 to the each member of the North Dakota Congressional Delegation and the Commissioner of
3 the Food and Drug Administration.
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