Assembly Bill 935, introduced by California Assembly member Damon Connoly, seeks to introduce a “phased tobacco ban” to California. If passed, tobacco retailers would be prohibited from selling tobacco products to any person born on or after Jan. 1, 2007.
The law, as it is now, prohibits the sale of tobacco products to any person under the age of 21 years. The law also makes it illegal for a tobacco retailer to sell flavoured tobacco products to any of its customers. Other relevant laws put limits to where people can smoke, banning it from happening in government buildings, public transport, schools, playgrounds and workplaces.
If AB 935 passes, it would clarify that it does not authorise the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007 and only those born before that date could buy tobacco from the market. As next generations age and mature they will still not be considered responsible enough to smoke under the proposed bill in California. Eventually, the last people entitiled to smoke will be elderly and when this generation elapses tobacco will have no other further reason to be sold in the market resulting in it being withdrawn, under the theory of such legislation, as a result of no one eligible to buy the rest of it. It also introduces penalties for violations, including escalating civil fines and the suspension or revocation of the sellers’ license to sell tobacco products. The bill places this complex and unecessary enforcement responsibility requiring having an infrastructure on the State Department of Public Health.
source : https://TobaccoBusiness.com
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