South City officially updated its tobacco retail ordinance, more closely aligning it with the county’s policy, which bans hookah operations an…
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Redwood City adopted new prohibitions on smoking in public places, restricting its allowance in pedestrian malls and in front of restaurant an…
Updates to Burlingame’s tobacco retailer ordinance program include a ban on new permits but will also allow for businesses to indefinitely tra…
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Redwood City is studying whether it should establish its own ordinance or relinquish authority to the county when it comes to tobacco retail r…
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers. Friday's action is the government's strongest acknowledgment that switching to flavored vaping can reduce the harms of smoking. The FDA authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria, which also makes Marlboro cigarettes. The decision gives new credibility to vaping companies' longstanding argument that their products can help blunt the toll of smoking. But parent groups and anti-tobacco advocates immediately criticized the decision, saying flavors like menthol are more popular with teens.
Legislation restricting the sale of all flavored tobacco including menthol cigarettes was approved unanimously by the San Francisco Board of S…
