“Set to take effect in January 2021, the ban would prohibit the sale of all flavored products that contain nicotine, including flavored vaping products and menthol cigarettes. An exception has been made for hookah and premium cigars. However, California should note the unintended consequences of an identical tobacco flavor ban have been destructive in Massachusetts, which is on pace to lose over $93 million in tax revenue after becoming the only other state to enforce similar restrictions. Black markets were more than happy to traffic newly illegal flavored tobacco products from neighboring states. Additionally, the motivation for California’s “Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement” Act, is built on a false premise. From 2019 to 2020, youth use of e-cigarettes has already dropped almost 30 percent and over 50 percent for high and middle school students, respectively.”
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How California’s flavored tobacco ban will hurt communities and budgets
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