Over the last 12 months, several of our neighboring jurisdictions (including the County of Marin, Town of San Anselmo, and City of Larkspur, to name a few) have approved bans on flavored tobacco and the sale of tobacco at pharmacies. The purpose of a flavored tobacco ban is to combat the increase in youth tobacco and nicotine use attributed to the availability of flavored tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and vaping products. This discussion will focus on a potential City ordinance that, if approved, would ban the sale of flavored tobacco across the City.
For more information, read the staff report.