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Two More California Cities Preparing To Ban Flavored Tobacco and Vape Products

September 27, 2021 7:37 pmSeptember 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Californians have heard the constant anti-vaping ads, claiming that flavored nicotine vape products disproportionately attract teen users and need to be outlawed. In 2019, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law a vaping ban, passed 11-0 by the county board...

Flavored Tobacco and Vaping Products Face Total Ban in California

January 9, 2020 2:08 pm

A bill that would enact a total ban on flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes in California was introduced to the state Senate earlier this week. Under the scope of Senate Bill 793, authored by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), every flavored...

California is One Step Closer to Strengthening 21 and Above Tobacco And Vaping Sales Statewide

September 5, 2019 6:57 am

Assembly Bill 1639, which would require stricter age verification for purchasers, ramp up sting operations for police to combat under age purchases, heightens penalties for violations, and enact stricter regulations for vaping, has gone to the Senate after being approved...

Vaping Supporters Meet with California Lawmakers About Strict Regulations on Vaping Products

August 28, 2019 12:14 pmAugust 28, 2019 2:08 pm

A group of “reformed combustible cigarette users” and vaping product shop owners met with lawmakers at the State Capitol Wednesday for a “Day of Action” to protect vaping rights. Vaping and e-cigarettes deliver nicotine through vapor rather than smoke. Assembly...

The California Crusade Against Tobacco Flavors: From Foolish to Dangerous

May 3, 2019 6:31 amMay 3, 2019 6:44 am

“Crusades typically start out by being admirable, proceed to being foolish, and end by being dangerous.” Russell Baker used these words in a 1994 New York Times column describing the anti-tobacco crusade, noting that the holy war was entering the last...

California’s War on Vaping Will Hurt More Than It Helps

April 8, 2019 6:30 amApril 8, 2019 9:16 am

It’s hard to quit smoking. Nicotine makes it highly addictive; the hand-to-mouth motion and deep inhaling combine to form a powerful craving. But the big league damage from cigarettes is really the result of intaking tar and carbon monoxide generated...