Category: Flavored Tobacco ban

California Nixes Cigarette Ban for Stronger Flavored Tobacco Ban

A California lawmaker has revised a bill that would have eliminated tobacco sales over time and replaced it with a measure that will close a loophole in the state’s flavored tobacco ban. The amended Assembly Bill 935, introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael), would authorize the California Department of Health and the attorney…


Preliminary Results for California Propositions

In the Nov. 8 General Election, out of about 22 million registered California voters, nearly 4.2 million—or 19 percent—cast ballots, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office. Here are the updated results as of 11 p.m. Nov. 8. Proposition 1: Abortion The proposition would change the California Constitution to say the state cannot deny…


Mayor Garcetti Signs Ban On Flavored Tobacco, With Hookah Exception

LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco in the city, with an exception for hookah lounges that meet certain conditions, the mayor’s office said Monday. It will go into effect in January, and it does not ban the possession or use of flavored tobacco for people over…