Our September luncheon speaker was Assistant Professor Georgiana Bostean (Ph.D.) of the Department of sociology and environmental science & policy at Chapman University.  She presented a talk that stems from her research into Vaping & e-Cigarette use by minors. The title of the talk was: “Vape Stores and Tobacco Control in Orange County”.  The topic was very timely, indeed on the day prior to our luncheon, the media were reporting about the FDA’s growing interest in vaping among minors and proposed legislation underway in many states. Dr. Bostean’s talk presented analysis from her research that was very revealing as to the current practices of the vaping/e-Cig industry.  Simply mapping the locations of such existing establishments against the location of schools is an eye-opener and suggests a sales strategy of attracting minors.

The luncheon also confirmed the appointment of 6 board members to terms starting in January 2019.

Some photos from the luncheon are below.