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…
Dracut, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age, Passes Additional Restrictions
The Dracut Board of Health passed a number of tobacco-related proposals at its most recent meeting, the most notable of which is that a person…
New Jersey Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Cigar Lounges to Renew Lapsed Smoking Exemptions
A bill that would allow cigar bars and lounges to renew their lapsed exemptions from the state’s indoor air act received the approval of the…
Brooklyn Center, Minn. Places Moratorium on New Tobacco Retailers Ahead of Age Increase
The city of Brooklyn Center is placing a moratorium on the licensing of any additional tobacco retailers while it studies, drafts and considers a proposal…
Avon, Colo. to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Require Tobacco Retailer Licenses
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in Avon, Colo. has received the approval of the town council, though…
Minneapolis, Minn. Places Moratorium on New Tobacco Shops
Citing concerns about the number of new tobacco products shops that have been proposed since the city council passed an ordinance in 2017 prohibiting the…
Wilbraham, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age, Limits Tobacco Sales
The town of Wilbraham, Mass. has passed a number of new tobacco-related ordinances, including raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old ahead…
St. Paul, Minn. Approves Cap on Tobacco Retailers
There will be no new tobacco retailer licenses issued in St. Paul, Minn., as on Wednesday the city council approved an ordinance that will cap…
San Mateo County, Calif. Passes Ban on Flavored Tobacco
At its meeting on Tuesday morning, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products within the unincorporated…
