“This is a huge step forward in protecting California’s children because 90 percent of smokers start before they are age 18,” said Wieckowski of the legislation, which would also apply to e-cigarettes. If the proposed law is enacted, it will take effect in January 2019.
Retailers are widely protesting the legislation, noting that being restricted from selling tobacco products would decimate their businesses, which rely heavily on both the profits and traffic that selling tobacco brings.
