Ban on Nicotine-Flavored Candies Fails To Pass

Published on March 12, 2010 at 02:22PM

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Utah lawmakers have dropped a bill attempting to ban the state from the sale of nicotine-flavored candies. Time ran out on the last day of the legislative session Thursday, stopping the proposal in the Senate. House Bill 71 would have also made it a Class A misdemeanor to use a fake driver’s license or ID card to purchase items such as cigarettes. Previously, the offense was a Class C misdemeanor. The bill is sponsored by Clearfield Republican Paul Ray.