

California Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Rules
Thanks to both the growth of vaping and the legalization of adult-use cannabis, new smoke shops have been popping up across the Golden State in recent years like strictly-regulated weeds. This article surveys some of the rules that California imposes on the sale of both tobacco and cannabis products. Tobacco The major statute regulating tobacco retail sales in California is the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) Act. Under the STAKE Act, “tobacco products” includ