On Aug. 28, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a ban on all flavored vaping products and most flavored tobacco products.
However, before it could take effect, the law was put on hold after opponents gathered more than a million signatures to put the question to voters in a 2022 statewide “veto referendum.”
On Nov. 8, California voters will have a chance to veto the bill passed by the state legislature by rejecting Proposition 31. There is no doubt that vapers and menthol smokers oppose the ballot initiative. The question is whether enough people who vape (and smoke) will make an effort to vote in a non-presidential year.
What would Proposition 31 do?
The ban covers all flavored vaping products sold in brick-and-mortar stores, including zero-nicotine e-liquid and “flavor enhancers,” which probably includes one-shot DIY mixes. The law would also ban menthol cigarettes, flavored small cigars, snus and other smokeless tobacco. Premium cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah products are exempted from the ban.
Jim McDonald – Vaping360.com – 2022-08-11.
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