California

	Statewide Tobacco 21 Grade B View Full Report Card Report Card
	Enforcement California has a statewide Tobacco Retail License that renews annually to fund enforcement of MLSA laws. Age verification is required for anyone that appears to be under 21 years of age; although it would be best to require ID verification for anyone that appears to be under 30 years of age. Penalties are placed on the retailer, clerk, or "Person," but the penalty schedule is specific to retailers and could lead to suspension or revocation of their license. California's State Dept of Public Health is the designated enforcing agency with no mandate for annual checks which could lead to poor retailer compliance.
	Tobacco Retail License Comprehensive statewide Tobacco Retail License covering all tobacco products Multiple Tobacco Retail Licenses that cover all tobacco products Tobacco Retail License only covers cigarettes and NOT e-cigarettes No statewide Tobacco Retail License
	Preemption No preemption Preempted from raising the sales age Preempted from creating a Tobacco Retail License All public health is local. Often Big Tobacco works to add preemption to statewide tobacco control bills so cities and counties are unable to enact laws that better protect the public.
	High School Smoking Rate 40% of High School Seniors nationwide have vaped in the past 30 days
	Tobacco Prevention vs. Industry Marketing California spends $233.1M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $496.3M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $2 in marketing. $1 $2
	Tax per pack of cigarettes $2.87 E-cigarette tax $1.63 State Rank 11 Higher tobacco taxes are associated with decreases in tobacco use and increases in cessation and lower youth initiation.
	Annual State Healthcare Costs due to Tobacco Use $13.29 billion
References Information updated Nov 2020. Please contact Amanda.Turner@tobacco21.org if you have suggested updates.