California Bill Would Authorize Seizure of Flavored Tobacco Products From Store Shelves

Since January 2023, California retailers have been prohibited from selling flavored tobacco products or enhancers, and starting this year the state public health department has been charged with enforcing the ban. A new bill wants to get even tougher. Senate Bill 1230, introduced in February by Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio, would empower the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to seize flavored tobacco products from store shelves and destroy them. “As a schoolteacher, I know all too well that California students continue to have easy access to addictive e-cigarettes with flavors designed to appeal to youth,” said Ms. Rubio in an April statement....