Registration requirements - imposed on those with a business that sells, ships, advertises, offers, or transfers cigarettes or tobacco products through interstate commerce in CA or an Indian country located within CA's borders
We talked with Tracy Doyle, Policy Specialist with the Tobacco Prevention Initiative at Jefferson County Public Health, who worked on the ordinance, to get the scoop
Collecting data on tobacco retailer location and creating maps to illustrate the problem of tobacco retail outlet density can be a powerful tool for engaging stakeholders
Public health groups have been united in their view that the FDA should have the authority to regulate all tobacco products, not just cigarettes, RYO, and smokeless tobacco, as has been the case since the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act