The Marin County town of Tiburon is poised to become the first jurisdiction in Northern California — and just the third statewide — to ban the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products.
In an effort to address youth nicotine addiction, the Tiburon town council last week passed an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of tobacco and nicotine products, including vapes or e-cigarettes, traditional cigarettes and oral nicotine pouches such as Zyn. The only exception to the ban would be FDA-approved smoking cessation products.
It is the latest move by local and state officials to try to address teen usage of vapes and pouches that contain nicotine, which is derived from tobacco leaf and is highly addictive. Cities and counties throughout California have in recent years banned or restricted the sale of flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes, and the state in 2023 prohibited the sale of most flavored tobacco products at brick-and-mortar stores and vending machines. Marin County supervisors this week passed a measure that, if it gains final approval next month, would ban the sale of vapes starting in 2026…