Welcome to Smoke-Free San Diego

Smoke-Free San Diego is a project of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of San Diego County, a group of local agencies and community members who fight for smoke-free air and mobilize communities to bring out policy change.
Over the past 20 years much progress has been made to protect San Diego residents and our region’s environment from the dangers associated with secondhand smoke, tobacco litter, and illegal tobacco sales.
This website charts the course of San Diego’s smoke-free movement and offers resources that promote understanding of state and local policies that keep our community healthy.
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Register for Up in Smoke: Secondhand Cannabis and Tobacco Smoke in Public Places webinar
February 12, 2025 from 11:30-12:30pm.
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SAY San Diego’s Collective Coalition just launched their Podcast, ‘Queering Up Harm Reduction’ check it out on Spotify!
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- Trump administration withdraws FDA plan to ban menthol cigarettes in U.S.The Trump administration has withdrawn a plan to ban menthol cigarettes in the U.S. in a setback to health regulators and activists. The Food and Drug Administration had in April 2022 proposed to ban the sale of flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes after several…
- Online E-Cigarette Retailers Fail to Comply with Sale RegulationsA UC San Diego study revealed that many online e-cigarette retailers fail to comply with critical regulations meant to protect minors. Researchers found that 73%…
- Online Vape Retailers Ignore Rules Protecting Minors, New Study FindsA recent study from UC San Diego, Cal State San Marcos, and Stanford highlights the alarming rate at which online vape retailers fail to comply…
- Governor Newsom Signs Assembly Bill 2021 Reducing Illegal Tobacco Sales to MinorsGovernor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2021 into law. This law: This is a huge victory for public health in California! AB 2021 will reduce illegal…