Flavored tobacco is now off the market in California

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While California's flavored tobacco ban is being hailed by health organizations, convenience store owners say the products are being unfairly targeted.

“What I've been hearing is that customers want to drive to Vegas or Arizona; they're actually willing to do the impossible to get a hold of vaping [products]," Thomas said., a 2020 law banning the sale of a broad range of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, cigarillos and e-cigarettes.Become a KPBS sponsor

The American Lung Association hailed the new ban."This law will protect millions of California youth from lifetime addiction and potential death from tobacco products and will encourage many people who use these products to quit,” said Michael Seilback, the group's national assistant vice president of state public policy.Protecting youth was one of the motives for a San Diego ban on flavored tobacco.

 

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So tons of people who successfully quit smoking using these products must go back to tobacco, travel out of state to find a safer alternative to cigs, or just stop cold turkey and deal with patches and lozenges. What the actual fuck is this? 😂

CA voters are terrible people.

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