Metro Food and Pantry also plans to sell cigarettes, tobacco and vape products, which would be stored behind the counter
The cigarette companies are saying the removal of branding will have no effect on consumer behaviour, while fighting to maintain branding on their products packaging
But more than 90 percent of vendors do not comply, researchers led by Rebecca Williams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found
In some instances, the flavored tobacco being sold in Los Angeles comes from states like Nevada, where tobacco is relatively inexpensive and the laws on flavored tobacco are less stringent than here in California
Thats why weve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in our last two budgets on enforcement and compliance measures to crack down on illicit tobacco.
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