[NYPOST] The pro-legal weed Hochul administration is quietly trying to fire up support for a complete ban on the sale of tobacco products in New York, The Post has learned.The state Health Department commissioned a new survey aimed at gauging support for an all-out prohibition — despite Gov. Hochul’s failure to secure support from state politicians to include a ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in the yet-to-be-approved state budget.
"What is your opinion about a policy that would end the sale of all tobacco products in New York within 10 years?" were among the questions asked last week in the "New York Local Opinion Leaders Survey," examined by the Post.
Another asks: "What is your opinion about a policy that would ban the sale of all tobacco products to those born after a certain date? For example, those born after the year 2010 or later would never be sold tobacco."
The poll also solicited input on whether there’s backing for other tobacco-related measures, including capping the number of retailers who can sell "products in a community" and prohibiting its sales near schools.
The survey, conducted by nonprofit research organization RTI International, was distributed to "community leaders" statewide, including "county politicians and county directors of public health," according to an April 13 memo to prospective participants from Jennifer Lee, director of the Health Department’s Bureau of Tobacco Control.