California Sues Vaping Company Juul Over Underage Marketing And Privacy...
It’s been a rough year for the vaping industry. The number of vaping related deaths has skyrocketed. Vaping bans have been enacted all over California, as well as the country. The finding of Vitamin E...
View ArticleCA Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey Sue JUUL For...
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra last week sued e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL for illegally selling and marketing their products to underage teenagers. Becerra was joined in the lawsuit by...
View ArticleFlavored Tobacco Ban Bill Passes Assembly, Heads To Senate For Final Vote
On Monday, the Assembly passed a bill 58 to 1 with 20 abstentions that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, flavored e-cigarettes, and flavored vaping products in California. SB 793 passes...
View ArticleFlavored Tobacco Ban Delayed Due To Signature Counting For Proposed Veto...
On Monday, the California Secretary of State and Attorney General’s offices announced that the statewide ban on flavored tobacco products that was to come into effect on January 1st would be delayed...
View ArticleUPDATED: What Will Be on the November 2022 Statewide Ballot?
This article has been updated (July 1, 2022) to reflect just released ballot numbers. Now that the June 30 deadline has passed for measures to be placed (or removed) on the November 8, 2022 ballot,...
View ArticleWhat Ballot Initiatives Will Californians Face in the Nov. 8th Election?
California has 7 ballot initiatives qualified for the November 2022 General Election ballot. There is also colossal spending behind the measures. So what’s hot, what’s not and what’s toxic? The Globe...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Turns Down California Flavored Tobacco Ban Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a California case challenging the upcoming state law on banning flavored cigarettes on Monday, paving the way for the ban come into effect on December 21st. The...
View ArticleFlavored Tobacco Ban Begins In California
The statewide flavored tobacco and e-cigarette ban went into effect on Wednesday, impacting retailers and consumers alike less than a week after a final attempt to stop it in the Supreme Court failed....
View ArticleThe Provisions of California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban
Although the bill to ban flavored tobacco was enacted in September 2020, Senate Bill 793 by Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) took effect on December 21, 2022. That is because the bill was subject to a...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Turns Down LA County Flavored Tobacco Ban Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday they would not be hearing a final appeal to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. County of Los Angeles, which had challenged a 2020 LA County decision to ban the...
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