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The DC Council passed critical legislation last year to end the sale of kid-friendly flavored tobacco products, but the law couldn't go into effect until it was funded.

Great news: Yesterday, the Council finally voted unanimously to fund the implementation of the law – which will now go into effect on October 1, 2022!

Once implemented, this historic law will protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save lives. And it will help end the tobacco industry’s predatory targeting of Black communities with menthol cigarettes – a form of institutional racism that has taken a devastating toll on Black lives and health. 

Send a thank-you note to your DC Council members today >>

Thank you for standing with us in this fight! Advocates like you made this victory possible.

Onward,

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