Aspen, Colo. Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
Effective Jan. 1, 2020 all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, and e-cigarettes will be banned in Aspen, Colo. The Aspen City Council voted 3-2…
California Flavored Tobacco Ban Dies in Senate
Last week, California’s flavored tobacco ban was moving forward, now the bill is dead. State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-13, announced that he had withdrawn S.B….
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…
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…
Sacramento, Calif. Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
The sale of flavored tobacco products will be coming to an end in Sacramento, Calif. after the city council voted in favor of a ban…
House Bill Would Ban Online Cigar Sales, Flavored Tobacco Products & Increase Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
A new piece of proposed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban online sales of cigars, the sale of flavored cigars and increase…
Arden Hills, Minn. Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21, Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
At its March 25 meeting, the Arden Hills City Council unanimously passed an amendment to the city’s existing Tobacco Products Ordinance that will both raise…
FDA Announces New Flavored E-Cigarette Rules, Changes Some Flavored Cigar Rules
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its much new anticipated rules for e-cigarettes and in it is a change that could affect…
Montana Bill Seeks to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products
Add Montana to the list of states where the future of flavored tobacco products will be debated this year. A bill in Montana has been…
Bill Introduced in Congress Would Ban Internet Cigar & E-Cigarette Sales, Flavored Tobacco
A new bill introduced in Congress would drastically change the U.S. federal government’s laws regarding tobacco products, most notably, banning the sale of cigars online…
Ten Questions for 2019
A belated welcome to 2019. As is the tradition at halfwheel—and actually before this website started—each year I ask 10 questions that will face the cigar…
