California Smoke Shop Owners Worried And Concerned About Flavored Tobacco Ban Going Into Effect In 2025
Proposition 31 is prepped to rock the Golden State in 2025
Proposition 31, which bans flavored tobacco products will officially go into effect in the new year.
It’s already illegal for retailers to sell tobacco to anyone under 21. The ban doesn’t make it a crime to possess such products but retailers who sold them to kids could be fined up to $250.
The ban, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan support, also prohibits the sale of pods for vape pens, tank-based systems and chewing tobacco, with exceptions made for hookahs, some cigars and loose-leaf tobacco.
The Proposition passed with 76.5% of the vote back in November of 2022, but the campaign was not fully supported by everyone. The campaign faced opposition from tobacco giants and thousands of small business owners who ran smoke shops.
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