Tobacco ordinances sure to create problems for Providence retailers

To the Editor: The city of Providence just passed laws that prevent the sale of noncigarette fruit- and candy-flavored tobacco products, as well as bans pricing and promotional strategies aimed at lowering the cost of tobacco products. The idea is to decrease the number of minors consuming tobacco products. But rather than punishing the citizens who help minors gain access to those products, the city is putting restrictions on the types of products that local businesses can sell. The result of this kind of thinking will only punish the people who sell the products legally. More

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