With new vaping ban, Palo Alto expects smoke shops to shutter

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With new vaping ban, Palo Alto expects smoke shops to shutter

...the council voted 4-3 to move ahead with a ban on electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco. In doing so, it rejected a proposal from city staff to exempt from the ban adult-only stores that would likely have to shutter as a result of the ban. Once the ban takes effect later this year, it would leave Palo Alto with one of the region's most stringent prohibitions on vaping, effectively banning sales of all vaping equipment and flavored tobacco throughout the city.

...school advocates, local parents and health advocates from groups such as the American Cancer Society....

"These shops make it easy for teens to get vaping products by just walking down the street"

"...it's government overreach and it goes beyond what we need to do to protect kids."