Businesses Start Adjusting To New Smoking Regulations
The legislation raising the smoking age in California and setting other restrictions around both cigarettes and e-cigarettes went into effect on Thursday.
The Orange County Register:
Smoke Shops Roll Out Changes As Legal Smoking Age Officially Climbs To 21
California’s legal smoking age rose Thursday from 18 to 21 in a quickly rolled out change that public health officials said would save lives and health care dollars. (Perkes, 6/9)
The Fresno Bee:
New Limits Set On Vapes, E-Cigs As Fresno-Area Businesses Adjust
Californians must now be 21 years old to purchase tobacco products or electronic smoking devices, which was previously legal at 18. (The law doesn’t affect active duty military personnel, whose minimum age remains 18.)
Lawmakers also reclassified e-cigs and vapes as tobacco products, regardless whether they contain tobacco, nicotine or neither. (Maki 6/9)
The Los Angeles Daily News:
California Snuffs Out Tobacco Sales To Teens, But Some Call New Law Unfair
When Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law in May, California became the second state in the nation, following Hawaii, to raise the minimum age for tobacco sales. The change also marked the first time the Golden State has raised the age of sale for tobacco since the law first took effect 144 years ago, said Dr. Karen Smith, director for California Department of Public Health. (Abram, 6/9)