Resources to help retailers comply with the landmark
California Tobacco 21 law, such as the required age-of-sale warning sign, retail
tobacco laws summary fact sheet, FAQ, and ID verification and tobacco product
tip sheets. Selected resources are in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish,
and Vietnamese.
This fact sheet summarizes the importance of raising the
legal age of tobacco sales to 21, and other jurisdictions who enacted this
policy.
Antonio's Walk to School Video, 2014 - Video
This video on the California Tobacco Control Program's
TobaccoFreeCA website shows the availability and promotion of tobacco products
in stores in our communities impact our kids and increase the likelihood that
they will start to smoke.
Tobacco Retail Price Manipulation Policy Strategy Summit
Proceedings 2008 (PDF)This document highlights the informative presentations
and creative discussion from California Tobacco Control Program’s Tobacco Retail
Price Manipulation Policy Strategy Summit, held in May 2008. Pros and cons
regarding potentially feasible statewide retail tobacco price manipulation
policy interventions are identified and discussed.
Penal Code Section 308 (eff. June 9, 2016)
(PDF)The complete California Penal Code Section 308 state law
which prohibits the sale or furnishing of tobacco products and tobacco
paraphernalia to persons under 21 years of age, effective June 9,
2016.