California Senate Bill 793 prohibits the retail sale of most flavored tobacco products statewide, including menthol cigarettes and flavored vape liquids. Stockton retailers cannot sell, display, or distribute covered flavored products regardless of brand or device type.
SB 793, upheld by California voters as Proposition 31 in 2022, bans the sale of flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, flavored vape liquids, and flavored nicotine pouches at brick-and-mortar retailers. Narrow exceptions exist for premium hand-rolled cigars sold at hookah lounges, loose-leaf pipe tobacco, and shisha sold under specific conditions. The law is enforced by the California Department of Public Health through STAKE Act operations and by local agencies in cities that have layered ordinances. Stockton retailers must remove flavored stock from shelves and cannot sell flavored products even from behind-counter or members-only displays.
Stocking, displaying, or selling flavored tobacco products carries STAKE Act fines, state retail license suspension, and seizure of inventory during inspections.
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