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CLK-Kimberly Daniel <br />From: Kristin Forbes <forbes.kris@outlook.com> <br />Sent: Monday, March 09, 2020 1:11 PM <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: RWC council to consider banning sale of vaping products <br />Dear Redwood City Council members, <br />I read today that at tonight's (March 9, 2020) you will be considering banning the sale of vaping products. <br />urge you to do so. <br />While I do not live in the city limits, I do shop and patronize businesses located in Redwood City. <br />Vaping products contain nicotine and while the attraction for young people is often the fruity flavors vaping is <br />in fact <br />addicting young people at an alarming rate to nicotine which has a harmful effect on young brains. While <br />there are tons of <br />literature on the negatives of vaping here are two short pieces by two respected and considered sources: <br />https://www. ho pkinsmed ici n e.o rg/hea lth/we I I ness-and-preve ntio n/5 -truths -you -need -to -know -a bout-va pi ng <br />https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic info rmatio n/e-ciga rettes/Quick- Facts -o n-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-fo r-Kids-Teens- <br />an d -Yo u ng -Ad u Its. ht m l <br />I also encourage you ban the sale of vaping products AND to also ban public use of vaping in RWC. No one, at least <br />I don't, want to <br />Sit near or stand next to someone who is vaping. I also do not want to walk through some persons exhaled air <br />(with the coronavirus — COVID-19) <br />now being an issue. <br />PREVENT and RESTRICT the use of vaping products and of vaping in public places and at a specific distance <br />from restaurants and stores. <br />Thank you, <br />Kris Forbes <br />717 Paradise Way <br />Emerald Hills, CA 94062 <br />