Community Input Survey on Ban of Flavored Tobacco Sales in Alameda

The City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance that would:

1) require Alameda tobacco retailers to pay an annual fee for a City license to sell tobacco so the City can hold retailers accountable

2) ban menthol and other flavored tobacco sales citywide

The purpose of this survey is to get community feedback on this proposed ban before it is brought to Council for adoption in November.

In 2016, California raised the smoking age to 21 and increased the tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Today, California is one of six states where you have to be 21 to buy cigarettes and has the 9th highest cigarette tax at $2.87 per pack.

The FDA recently declared the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers an epidemic and said flavors play an important role in driving the youth appeal.

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* 1. Do you think the City of Alameda should ban the sale of flavored tobacco in Alameda?

Yes

Not sure

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* 2. Which of the following tobacco products do you support the City of Alameda banning the sale of in an effort to reduce current and future tobacco use by youth:

	Strongly support banning	Somewhat support banning	Not sure	Somewhat oppose banning	Strongly oppose banning
Flavored electronic smoking devices and tobacco products (e-cigarettes, vaping, vape juice)	Flavored electronic smoking devices and tobacco products (e-cigarettes, vaping, vape juice) Strongly support banning	Flavored electronic smoking devices and tobacco products (e-cigarettes, vaping, vape juice) Somewhat support banning	Flavored electronic smoking devices and tobacco products (e-cigarettes, vaping, vape juice) Not sure	Flavored electronic smoking devices and tobacco products (e-cigarettes, vaping, vape juice) Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored electronic smoking devices and tobacco products (e-cigarettes, vaping, vape juice) Strongly oppose banning
Flavored little cigars (cigarillos)	Flavored little cigars (cigarillos) Strongly support banning	Flavored little cigars (cigarillos) Somewhat support banning	Flavored little cigars (cigarillos) Not sure	Flavored little cigars (cigarillos) Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored little cigars (cigarillos) Strongly oppose banning
Flavored cigars	Flavored cigars Strongly support banning	Flavored cigars Somewhat support banning	Flavored cigars Not sure	Flavored cigars Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored cigars Strongly oppose banning
Flavored wraps (to roll your own cigar)	Flavored wraps (to roll your own cigar) Strongly support banning	Flavored wraps (to roll your own cigar) Somewhat support banning	Flavored wraps (to roll your own cigar) Not sure	Flavored wraps (to roll your own cigar) Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored wraps (to roll your own cigar) Strongly oppose banning
Flavored chewing tobacco	Flavored chewing tobacco Strongly support banning	Flavored chewing tobacco Somewhat support banning	Flavored chewing tobacco Not sure	Flavored chewing tobacco Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored chewing tobacco Strongly oppose banning
Menthol cigarettes	Menthol cigarettes Strongly support banning	Menthol cigarettes Somewhat support banning	Menthol cigarettes Not sure	Menthol cigarettes Somewhat oppose banning	Menthol cigarettes Strongly oppose banning
Flavored hookah tobacco	Flavored hookah tobacco Strongly support banning	Flavored hookah tobacco Somewhat support banning	Flavored hookah tobacco Not sure	Flavored hookah tobacco Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored hookah tobacco Strongly oppose banning
Flavored cessation products including gum and nicotine pouches	Flavored cessation products including gum and nicotine pouches Strongly support banning	Flavored cessation products including gum and nicotine pouches Somewhat support banning	Flavored cessation products including gum and nicotine pouches Not sure	Flavored cessation products including gum and nicotine pouches Somewhat oppose banning	Flavored cessation products including gum and nicotine pouches Strongly oppose banning

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* 3. Should there also be a buffer zone prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products at stores located near the following places:

	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Not sure	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose
K-12 school sites	K-12 school sites Strongly support	K-12 school sites Somewhat support	K-12 school sites Not sure	K-12 school sites Somewhat oppose	K-12 school sites Strongly oppose
Preschool sites	Preschool sites Strongly support	Preschool sites Somewhat support	Preschool sites Not sure	Preschool sites Somewhat oppose	Preschool sites Strongly oppose
Parks and playgrounds	Parks and playgrounds Strongly support	Parks and playgrounds Somewhat support	Parks and playgrounds Not sure	Parks and playgrounds Somewhat oppose	Parks and playgrounds Strongly oppose
Arcades and libraries	Arcades and libraries Strongly support	Arcades and libraries Somewhat support	Arcades and libraries Not sure	Arcades and libraries Somewhat oppose	Arcades and libraries Strongly oppose
The sale of tobacco products should not be prohibited based on the store's location	The sale of tobacco products should not be prohibited based on the store's location Strongly support	The sale of tobacco products should not be prohibited based on the store's location Somewhat support	The sale of tobacco products should not be prohibited based on the store's location Not sure	The sale of tobacco products should not be prohibited based on the store's location Somewhat oppose	The sale of tobacco products should not be prohibited based on the store's location Strongly oppose

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* 4. If there is a buffer zone preventing the sale of all tobacco in stores located near certain sites, should existing retailers be exempt?

Yes

Not sure

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* 5. Please share any other feedback you have for the City!

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* 6. What is your zip code?

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* 7. Please enter your email address if you would like to be on our email list to receive information about a flavored tobacco ban in Alameda (we will not share your email with anyone):