About this episode
High school and college students advocate for stricter regulations on vaping products in North Carolina.
A group of high school and college students want state lawmakers to crack down on the loosely regulated sales of vaping products. They're pushing for action on a bipartisan bill filed last year to regulate retailers that sell tobacco and vape products and ban sales to people under age 21. The legislation has been parked for months in the Rules committees without a hearing. The Tobacco 21 Coalition Youth Council recently came to the legislature to push for movement on the bill. UNC-Chapel Hill student Taylor Ward and Lake Norman Charter School student Pranika Senthil joined WUNC News' Colin Campbell to talk about the effort and why the regulations are needed to protect young people.
People in this episode
Host: Colin Campbell
Guests: Taylor Ward, Pranika Senthil
Topics covered
- vaping regulations
- youth advocacy
- tobacco sales
- legislation
- public health
Keywords
- vaping
- regulations
- North Carolina
- youth advocacy
- tobacco
- legislation
- public health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tobacco 21 Coalition Youth Council, UNC-Chapel Hill, Lake Norman Charter School
Places: North Carolina
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