LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some Kentucky high school students are taking matters into their own hands to fight the vaping epidemic.
Delanie Crump, a student with the Wash Away Nicotine Youth Advocacy group, spoke before the Kentucky Senate Standing Committee on Education Thursday morning.
Crump told committee members the state needs stronger enforcement of the law prohibiting retailers from selling nicotine products to those under the age of 21.
"This isn't just about lung cancer 30 years down the road. It's about kids dropping out of sports because their lungs can't keep up," Crump said. "It's about the anxiety and depression that nicotine fuels. It's about academic distraction and underperformance. It's about an entire generation being stolen before they've had a chance to live."
Crump said the state needs harsher penalties for stores that break the law, and increased funding for compliance checks.
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