White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
The White House is pushing back a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that quickly sparked criticism from anti-smoking groups. Read full story…
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City of Encinitas Officially Bans Smoking in Public Places
CBS 8 – The Encinitas City Council adopted a citywide ban on smoking in public places which prohibits smoking on sidewalks and even inside parked vehicles. The…
Read MoreSan Diego County Board of Supervisors Approve Anti-Tobacco Grant Funding
County of San Diego Communications Office – Strengthening efforts to prevent youth smoking, today the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the acceptance of…
Read MoreVista Increases Fines, other Penalties for Tobacco Sales to Minors
The Coast News Group – New regulations adopted by the Vista City Council have quintupled the fines for retailers selling tobacco products to minors and…
Read MorePediatric Edible Cannabis Exposures & Acute Toxicity: 2017–2021
American Academy of Pediatrics – This study evaluates trends in pediatric cannabis edible ingestions in children younger than age 6 years with regard to toxicity,…
Read MoreCalifornia Prohibits Retailers from Selling Flavored Tobacco Products
On November 8, 2022, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 31, effectively prohibiting the sale of most flavored tobacco products in California and delivering a victory…
Read MoreNobody Knows How Widespread Illegal Cannabis Grows are in California so we Mapped Them
Los Angeles Times – By 2013, illegal cannabis grows were such a destructive environmental force in California that state water regulators decided it was time…
Read MoreSan Diego Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco, Vape Products
San Diego City Council passed the “Stop Adolescent Addiction From E-Cigarettes (SAAFE Act)” which will ban the sale of flavored tobacco and vape products starting…
Read MoreHighly Potent Weed Creating Marijuana Addicts Worldwide, Study Says
CNN — Higher concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC – the part of the marijuana plant that makes you high – are causing more people to become…
Read MoreCity of San Marcos Passes Smokefree Outdoor Dining
The City of San Marcos passed a smokefree outdoor dining policy at its September 28 meeting. Learn how it will impact the community: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/09/14/san-marcos-considers-banning-smoking-outdoor-dinin
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