June 13, 2016 | Joanne Serrieh
California tobacco retailers, including hookah lounges, are trying to grapple with a new law that increases the minimum age of purchases to 21 years old. One lounge owner estimates a 35 percent loss in business. But he has a game plan.
June 9, 2016 | Ja'Nel Johnson
Californians must now be 21 or older to buy tobacco products.
July 8, 2015 | Katie Orr
Anti-smoking advocates in California have taken a hit. Bills to raise the state’s smoking age and expand regulations on electronic cigarettes were both stalled in committee today.
July 8, 2015
(AP) - Two California bills aimed at curbing youth smoking are getting a crucial legislative hearing.
June 3, 2015
(AP) - California lawmakers are pushing forward bills to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 and going after the increasingly popular electronic cigarettes.
January 29, 2015 | Pauline Bartolone
California public health officials say the rise of electronic cigarettes threatens to undo 25 years of progress the state has made against tobacco use.
January 26, 2015 | Katie Orr
The use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise and one California lawmaker says it’s time to crackdown.
January 21, 2015 | Steve Milne
Sacramento gets a "C" grade when it comes to tobacco control polices. That's according to the American Lung Association's annual report card released today.
April 9, 2014 | Bob Moffitt
New nicotine products, such as bubble gum flavored e-cigarettes, have California legislatures and educators concerned about young people getting hooked on nicotine.
March 12, 2014 | Steve Milne
The Davis City Council last night took the first step toward banning electronic cigarettes.
