Beverly Hills Becomes 1st US City to End Most Tobacco Sales

[Whispers]

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Beverly Hills Becomes 1st US City to End Most Tobacco Sales

The ban covers sales at gas stations and pharmacies as well as convenience and grocery stores.

By Associated Press

Published Jun 5, 2019 at 5:01 AM | Updated 45 minutes ago

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Cigarette packs are on display for sale in a shop April 1, 2009 in New York City.

Beverly Hills has become the first U.S. city to end most tobacco sales.

The City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to snuff out sales of cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products beginning in 2021.

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The ban covers sales at gas stations and pharmacies as well as convenience and grocery stores. However, it exempts hotels and three plush cigar lounges in the wealthy and glamorous Los Angeles suburb.

The hotel exemption was designed to accommodate tourists, who could have a concierge deliver their smokes — although they'd have to smoke them outside.

Gas station owners opposed the measure, saying it unfairly targeted their businesses and might force employee layoffs. Retailers said the ban might shift sales to neighboring communities.

The National Association of Tobacco Outlets opposed the measure. The group claims tobacco sellers in the wealthy community might see monthly income fall 25 precent to 45 percent, CNBC reported. 

[Mee]

Wow.  It would be amazing if this could happen.  

[Martian5]

Hopefully the beginning of things to come --- this would be great!!!

[Whispers]

Some will say give the people their choice (and thats their right) but its good to ban it. It will create a black market for those who want it but so much bad from tobacco

[Mee]

1 hour ago, Whispers said:

Some will say give the people their choice (and thats their right) but its good to ban it. It will create a black market for those who want it but so much bad from tobacco

Most smokers started young in rebellion as teenagers.  If this would make it harder for them to start, it would cut a huge portion of smokers.  Unfortunately, where there is a will, there is a way.  It will never be a perfect world.

[jillar]

I rather see them increase the cost to some ridiculous amount of money than ban them. Black markets are never good, no matter what the product or service...…….

[Whispers]

They'll pay it, they put the cigarette cards in baseball packs years back to attract the kids. I wasnt one that started early with ciggs, i started at 26 but most smoked early. I did smoke pot at 14 but ciggs years later

[Lilly]

This should get the dumbest idea award.

 

Unless they actually ban smoking then what exactly have they achieved. Smokers will just stock up or drive to get a pack. 

 

It will never stop kids smoking!