Berkeley, Calif. Moves to Ban Flavored Tobacco
The clamps continue to tighten on flavored tobacco sales, as the Berkeley City Council moved to advance a bill that would ban the sale of…
Hermosa Beach, Calif. Restricts Flavored Tobacco Sales, Creates Tobacco Retailer License
Some new tobacco retail regulations are coming to Hermosa Beach, Calif., as on Tuesday the city’s Board of Health approved restrictions on the sale of…
Beverly Hills, Calif. to Ban Flavored Tobacco, Modify Multi-Unit Smoking Regs
The final weeks of 2018 will bring about a new ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in Beverly Hills as retailers have been…
California Senators Introduce Bill Seeking Parks and Beaches Smoking Ban
A pair of California legislators will try once again to get a parks and beaches smoking ban passed into law, and are hopeful that with…
California Legislators Announce Bill to Ban Flavored Tobacco, Restrict Online Tobacco Sales
Six California state legislators have announced plans to introduce a bill that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco and place stricter rules for online…
Santa Cruz, Calif. to Ban Flavored Tobacco
Santa Cruz, Calif. may be best known for its boardwalk, but this week it got attention for becoming the latest city to pass a ban…
Alameda, Calif. Passes Flavored Tobacco Ban, Retailer Licenses
The ban on flavored tobacco in the San Francisco Bay Area has found another supporter, as this week the city of Alameda passed a ban…
Marin County, Calif. Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco
A complete ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including vaping liquids and menthol cigarettes, will be coming to Marin County, Calif. over the…
California Cracks Down on Dual Distributor/Wholesale Licenses
One method used to reduce the tax burden on cigars in the state of California will be going away next year. Last week, the California…
California Beach & Parks Smoking Ban Vetoed
“Third time is not always a charm,” Gov. Jerry Brown wrote in his veto letter regarding a trio of bills that would have banned smoking…
California Legislators Send Beach & Parks Smoking Ban to Governor
California state legislators passed a pair of bills this week that will once again seek to bring an end to smoking in the state’s parks…