Evidence has been mounting that cigarette smoking is not only injurious to the health of smokers but also potentially harmful to the health of nonsmokers in their vicinity
Proposition 56, passed with 63 percent of the vote, more than triples the state tax on cigarettes from 87 cents a pack to $2.87 a pack, beginning April 1, 2017 Anti-smoking groups say the higher price will reduce smoking in the state
This may include impacts to your immune system, eyes, circulation, breathing, memory, and judgement
Data from the 2018 California Tobacco Control Programs Young Adult Tobacco Purchase Survey, which uses 18-19-year-olds as underage decoys to attempt to purchase either cigarettes or vape product, found that about half (49.8%) of tobacco and vape shops that primarily sell tobacco products did not check IDs for the youth, and 44.7% sold to them
Among those who have long warned of the impact these chemicals could have on marine life is the World Health Organization