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TosA�co�FfuE <br />im <br />Kids <br />AcTov fuND AN:= im <br />amr„r„ <br />9 `� � <br />1 American <br />AMF,RICA t Lung Association. <br />ON TnAcx California <br />�b <br />-0 Partners-, Wellness l �� <br />ram..':.NCADD Same Agenry New Name-bparded Sett <br />0 FIRST5 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />November 15, 2021 <br />toAmerican <br />Heart <br />Association. <br />AMERICANS FOR <br />NONSMONERS'R <br />.I <br />eC(INTER" <br />BOY SCOUTS <br />OF AMERICA <br />ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL <br />The Honorable Vicente Sarmiento, Mayor <br />Santa Ana City Council <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Dear Mayor Sarmiento and Members of the Santa Ana City Council: <br />A ff LLC <br />rar.�/n....i.rn... rs..r. <br />C. I ... <br />�.a nut u... <br />A <br />C O A L I T I O N <br />V�y�c �Ya53S ye�g ,�y''J <br />?""Cwnbuiuttt 4'a+nib.... <br />\7 <br />Phoenix <br />House <br />CALIFORNIA <br />On behalf of our organizations, we are writing to express our strong support of a <br />comprehensive policy to end the sale of menthol and all other flavored tobacco products in <br />Santa Ana, without exemption. Ending the sale of these products will help protect youth and <br />communities of color from these addictive and deadly products. <br />We are in the midst of a youth tobacco -use epidemic, in which tobacco companies are luring <br />kids into a lifetime of nicotine addiction through the sale and targeted marketing of candy - <br />flavored tobacco products. Tobacco companies knowingly hide dangerous and addictive <br />nicotine —a chemical we know harms brain development— behind candy flavors gummy bear, <br />blue raz, fruity pebbles, and minty menthol in order to hook kids on tobacco. These products <br />often mimic popular candies, drinks, or snacks in both packaging and flavor, making them <br />particularly appealing to youth. Today, more than 2 million middle and high school students use <br />