Recent changes to California\u2019s smoking laws have fundamentally shifted the role which smoking can play in and around public spaces and workplaces. Ignoring or misunderstanding these laws can result in a criminal conviction. To help avoid this issue we\u2019ll go over the need to know facts of these recent changes to smoking restrictions, and what this could mean for any business or smoker.<\/p>\n
The Technical<\/strong><\/p>\n The new laws which we will be looking at are labeled the following: ABX2-7<\/a>, ABX2-9<\/a>, ABX2-11<\/a>, SBX2-5<\/a>and SBX2-7<\/a>. Those readers who are fluent in legal language can follow those links to the official California Legal Information website.<\/p>\n What These Changes Mean<\/strong><\/p>\n Technical language can be difficult, so to avoid confusion we\u2019ve simplified it down to just what you need to know:<\/p>\n This means that any current smokers between those two ages are no longer going to legally be able to purchase tobacco and tobacco products until they again reach the legal age. Buying these products is also not possible until the user is at least 21 years of age.<\/p>\n These modern devices had slightly outpaced the laws regarding tobacco use, so changes had to be made for these laws to catch up. This means that if you were wanting or intending to use the devices to circumvent the law, this is not possible.<\/p>\n The idea here is that if a workplace can be accessed by a client, an employee, or any other individual, then smoking is not allowed. This does not apply if a business owner operates out of an area which no other individual can access. There are also other exceptions when it comes to a few specific situations, such as private smoking lounges in tobacco stores, or the cabins of large trucks when no non-smoking employees are present.<\/p>\n There are a few common places in which smoking has long been long accepted. The most popular of these include bars, taverns, warehouses and hotel lobbies. With these new laws in play, any of these businesses which have previously allowed smoking are still required to change.<\/p>\n Any tobacco users out there are also required to follow these new smoking restrictions. Any business in which smoking is not allowed by the staff also has these rules extend to the customer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recent changes to California\u2019s smoking laws have fundamentally shifted the role which smoking can play in and around public spaces […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[446,447,448,449],"class_list":["post-1904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-laws","tag-e-cig","tag-smoking","tag-smoking-restrictions","tag-vaporizers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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