In a perfect world, there would be no exemptions to this bill, but we all know we dont live in a perfect world. The Assembly vote was 50-0, with Republican lawmakers withholding their votes and citing concerns that it would take away desperately needed tax revenue as tobacco sales decline and that several exemptions were approved to win a majority vote
Actual fist fights, it seems, were not uncommon at PKL
The vast majority (94 percent) of e-cigarette sales that did not comply with Californias law were for disposable e-cigarettes, particularly those marketed as clear or unflavored. Since 2019, the CDC Foundation and its partnersthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Truth Initiativehave conducted research on the impact of statewide flavored tobacco restrictions on sales of tobacco products, e-cigarette use by young people and the effectiveness of flavored e-cigarette restriction policies, with the goal of keeping children and teens from accessing these addictive products
The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based tobacco company acquired Lorillard, the maker of the Newport brand, for $25.9 billion in June
