Flavored tobacco? Nope, not in our state.
Californians stood together and said no to Big Tobacco’s favorite tactic of using flavored tobacco to addict people to nicotine. No more kid-friendly flavors like Banana Ice, strawberry, and mint masking the harsh taste of tobacco. No more deadly targeting of Black communities with menthol cigarettes. No more flavored chemicals damaging our lungs. California retailers are now prohibited from selling most flavored tobacco products, including vapes and menthol cigarettes. And now is the perfect time for those who vapes or use menthol cigarettes to quit. Anyone looking to quit using tobacco products can visit KickItCA.org to get free quitting help.
The 2022 California flavored tobacco ban makes it illegal for tobacco retailers, including their employees, to sell, offer for sale, or possess with the intent to sell most flavored tobacco products. This includes flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes, and tobacco product flavor enhancers in retail locations.
Selling flavored tobacco products is now prohibited, so there’s never been a better time to quit. We use science-based strategies and free, personalized coaching to help you kick nicotine in any form.
California voters ended the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including vapes. It’s great news, because limiting access to tobacco products means kids are less likely to start vaping – or get addicted. If your child is ready to quit, we can help.
California’s flavored tobacco law focuses on tobacco retailers – not people who use, purchase, or possess flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.
California’s ban on selling most flavored tobacco products makes it much harder for Big Tobacco to use enticing flavors to addict people with its deadly products.
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Kick It California is a free program that helps Californians kick smoking, vaping, and smokeless tobacco with the help of proven, science-based strategies.
