By Summer Lane | California Insider
Senate Bill 1230, introduced in February by Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio, would empower the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to seize flavored tobacco products from store shelves and destroy them.
“As a schoolteacher, I know all too well that California students continue to have easy access to addictive e-cigarettes with flavors designed to appeal to youth,” said Ms. Rubio in an April statement.
According to the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2.8 million middle and high school students in the United States—about 10 percent—reported using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, which is an aerosolized delivery system for nicotine.
Nearly 4 percent of high school students in California use both tobacco products and cannabis, according to a 2024 study from The Journal of Pediatrics.
“California youth who co-use tobacco and cannabis were most likely to have absenteeism and lower grades,” the study said.
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