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Pritchett

John Pritchett: Blowing Smoke?

A bill at the Hawaii Legislature banning the sale of flavored tobacco products hit a roadblock when state Rep. Ryan Yamane dramatically amended the legislation to include provisions that make it difficult to do. Yamane says he’s trying to strengthen House Bill 1570. He’s also gotten significant campaign contributions from tobacco companies.

By John Pritchett

March 20, 2022 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2022

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

Pritchett -- vaping March 2022

Read Civil Beat’s story: “Hawaii Seemed Poised To Adopt A Vape Flavor Ban. Then Came The Amendments“

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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How much is a "significant" night contribution?What are the lungs on a kid worth?Tobacco marketing has a long disgusting history of using ‘flavors’ to market their addictive products to minors. There’s a susceptibility age bracket. It’s really disgusting that some representative would sell out his presumed public trust to throw kids under the bus. Yay Civil Beat! More like this!!!

Mauna2Moana · 4 years ago

Pritchett's cartoons are usually good. This one is very good. Thanks John.

Robo · 4 years ago

Enforce the existing law, which prohibits sale of these products to anyone under 21.

regina · 4 years ago

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