May 20, 2019 Charlie Minato Flavored Tobacco,  Regulations

California Flavored Tobacco Ban Bill Moves Forward

A bill seeking to ban flavored tobacco in California is moving forward.

Last week, S.B. 38 was passed 4-2 by the California Senate Appropriations Committee meaning it will now head to a vote in the full Senate. If passed, the bill would ban all flavor tobacco products with a few exceptions. Tobacco products that are flavored with menthol would be exempt, as would hookah tobacco and any product that has a patent prior issued to Jan. 1, 2000.

Currently, there are 18 spnsors of the bill, all Democrats.

If passed, California would be the first state in the United States.to ban flavored tobacco products.

California Flavored Cigars Flavored Tobacco Products S.B. 38
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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