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The bill creates amendments to the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids (STAKE) Act that increase civil penalties ranging from $1,000 to over $20,000 by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH ...
Smoking is prohibited within 20 feet (6.1 m) of the entrance/exit of a place where the law prohibits smoking indoors. [85] Fines range from $50 for a person caught smoking in violation of the law, to between $100 and $500 for an establishment caught allowing smoking in violation of the law. [86]
Researchers at the University of San Diego found that online shopping for cigarettes and vaping products increased significantly in the weeks following the implementation of Senate Bill 793.
California's ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products is suspended after a referendum by the tobacco industry qualified for the 2022 ballot.
The proposition was a referendum on a 2020 California law, Senate Bill 793, that sought to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products in stores and vending machines. [2] Violations of the ban would result in fines of $250. [3] Exemptions included hookah and loose-leaf tobacco. [3]
A 1992 document from Phillip Morris summarised the tobacco industry's concern about the effects of smoking bans: "Total prohibition of smoking in the workplace strongly effects tobacco industry volume. Smokers facing these restrictions consume 11%–15% less than average and quit at a rate that is 84% higher than average."
Anti-tobacco advocates fought for years to end the sale of flavored products they said have generated a youth vaping crisis. California voters approve ban on sale of flavored tobacco products Skip ...
In the United States, smoker protection laws are state statutes that prevent employers from discriminating against employees for using tobacco products. Currently twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have such laws. Although laws vary from state to state, employers are generally prohibited from either refusing to hire or firing an ...