Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 0:37:38 GMT -6
SALT LAKE CITY — The latest group of people joining the debate over e-cigarettes isn't old enough to vote yet.
"Adults in our community and state aren't seeing the problem," said McGyver Clark, a Davis High School senior who is a member of Students Against Electronic Vaping, or SAEV. "We see the problem, and that's why we're getting involved."
With three bills in the Utah Legislature taking aim at the e-cigarette industry, lawmakers are turning to students to weigh in on the controversial product that has surpassed traditional cigarettes in popularity among teens.
Cade Hyde, student body president at Davis High, said he started SAEV after a lobbyist working with Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, told him about Ray's bill.
Read more: www.deseretnews.com/article/865647951/Joining-lawmakers-students-rally-against-e-cigarettes.html
"Adults in our community and state aren't seeing the problem," said McGyver Clark, a Davis High School senior who is a member of Students Against Electronic Vaping, or SAEV. "We see the problem, and that's why we're getting involved."
With three bills in the Utah Legislature taking aim at the e-cigarette industry, lawmakers are turning to students to weigh in on the controversial product that has surpassed traditional cigarettes in popularity among teens.
Cade Hyde, student body president at Davis High, said he started SAEV after a lobbyist working with Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, told him about Ray's bill.
Read more: www.deseretnews.com/article/865647951/Joining-lawmakers-students-rally-against-e-cigarettes.html