The Following Local and Statewide Laws Protect Youth from Candy Flavored Addiction

MARIN COUNTY JURISDICTIONS: Tobacco Retailer Ordinances

The era of addiction-based industries marketing candy flavored tobacco and vaping devices has come to an end in Marin County. Check your community ordinance here!

California has a new flavored tobacco and vapes law. Here are the details: https://www.undo.org/exposed/ca-flavor-tobacco-law-explained

Marin County Unincorporated: https://library.municode.com/ca/marin_county/codes/municipal_code?nodeId:TIT5BURELI_CH5.70RELIALTORE_5.70.050LIRETORE

Corte Madera TRL Link : https://library.municode.com/ca/corte_madera/codes/municipal_code?nodeId:TIT5BULIRE_CH5.06TORELI

Fairfax: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/fairfax/latest/fairfax_ca/0-0-0-24887

Larkspur: https://larkspur.municipal.codes/Code/5.38

Ross: https://www.townofross.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/administration/page/237/6.18_smoking_regulations.pdf

Sausalito: https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/Sausalito/#!/html/Sausalito12/Sausalito1228.html

Tiburon: https://library.municode.com/ca/tiburon/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId:TITVIPUHESAWE_CH28SMTORE_28-11SATOPRRE

Mill Valley: https://library.qcode.us/lib/mill_valley_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_7-chapter_7_20-7_20_110

Novato: https://library.municode.com/ca/novato/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId:CHVIIHE_7-8LITORE

San Anselmo: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_anselmo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId:TIT6BUPRTR_CH7TORELI

San Rafael: San Rafael Tobacco Retail Ordinance

Tobacco Industry Targets Low Income Communities (excellent website):

Truth Campaign

Cigarette Use on Low Socio-economic status populations:

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/disparities/low-ses/index.htm

Cost to Society of Smoking Article:

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes/what-scope-tobacco-use-its-cost-to-society?fbclid=IwAR2GL93l3OvO4tQowuPKVFmO35_RTXkvSould612nDsF8Opo0H76P8U7rR4

Check out this website on how sinister tobacco and electronic smoking device industries target youth more than ever with ever-increasing addictive products, poisoning their bodies and the environment: Still Blowing Smoke http://stillblowingsmoke.org/

http://stillblowingsmoke.org/#healthCheck out this website on how the tobacco and electronic smoking device industries target youth more than ever: Still Blowing Smoke http://stillblowingsmoke.org/

The Tobacco and E-Cigarette industries targets youth, low income people and communities of color, for their replacement customers.

Targets for the tobacco and e-cigarette industry include youth, http://tobaccofreeca.com/tobacco-industry/targeting-youth/low income people, LGBTQ, minorities and communities of color: https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0208.pdf

We (Smoke-free Marin Coalition members) send social media articles to Marin City and the Canal Community Alliance twice a year to promote high compliance rates with smoke-free and tobacco retailer licensing ordinances.

Here is a video link about how youth are responding to the industry promotions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjYT4YG7jOk&t=117s

Marin Leaders Stood up to the Tobacco and Vaping Industries by passing comprehensive Tobacco Flavor Bans and Tobacco Free Pharmacy Ordinances. Check out why in this short mini-documentary: Community Leaders Stand Up to the Tobacco and Vaping Industries!

The tobacco and vaping industries (and other industries promoting addictive substances) deny that they market to youth, but their candy-flavored products tell a different story. To learn more, visit: Flavors Hook Kids - Addiction is NOT a Phase!