Singapore Plain Packaging Goes Into Effect July 2020
All tobacco products sold in Singapore will be required to be sold in plain packaging effective July 1, 2020. The country has set the deadline…
Glenwood Springs, Colo. Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase and Flavored Tobacco Ban; Voters Will Decide Tobacco Tax
Some changes will be coming to the tobacco laws in Glenwood Springs, and voters will have a chance to bring about a new tax when…
Fremont, Calif. Rejects Flavored Tobacco Ban
The Fremont City Council became an exception to the trend of Bay Area cities banning flavored tobacco products, rejecting a proposal this week though leaving…
Livermore, Calif. Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
On Monday night, the Livermore City Council unanimously passed a total ban on the sales of flavored tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery devices within city…
San Rafael, Calif. Votes to Ban Flavored Tobacco Sales
The sale of flavored tobacco will be coming to an end in San Rafael, Calif., as city leaders voted 4-0 with one member absent on…
Connecticut Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
On Tuesday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed HB 7200 into law, a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes…
Beverly Hills, Calif. Passes Tobacco Sales Ban, Exempts Cigar Lounges
One of the seemingly most talked about pieces of tobacco legislation this year has finally been passed, as on Tuesday the Beverly Hills City Council…
Hermosa Beach, Calif. Bans All Flavored Tobacco Sales
In Dec. 2018, the Hermosa Beach City Council passed an ordinance that restricted the sale of flavored tobacco products to stores where only persons at…
Connecticut House of Representatives Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
On Thursday, the Connecticut House of Representatives gave its nearly overwhelming support to a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products…
Beverly Hills, Calif. City Council Recommends Banning Tobacco Sales
On Tuesday night, the Beverly Hills City Council gave its initial support to a bill that would ban the sale of tobacco within city limits,…
Canada’s Plain Packaging Going into Effect Nov. 8
In May 2018, the Canadian Parliament passed a sweeping package of anti-tobacco legislation known as S-5 that cleared the way for Health Canada, the government…
