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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Washington County Tells Small Business Owners They Just Don’t Care
Description: Full Text: Next week, the Washington County Commission is expected to vote to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco and vaping products.
Because only one in seven Oregonians use tobacco, some may cheer this decision. Others may not care at all because it won’t affect them.
But it will affect the community. Without the sale of flavored nicotine products, most Washington County vape shops will shut down. Their employees will be out of work, and their storefronts will sit empty.
Then there are local convenience stores. Many cannot stay in business if...