Tiburon, Calif. Approves First Reading of Ordinance Banning All Tobacco Sales

On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Tiburon Town Council gave its initial, unanimous approval to a proposed ordinance that would ban the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products in the city.

According to a report from KTVU, the idea for the ban came from high school students in the area, who said that vaping had become a significant issue at their high school. Mayor Holli Thier said that youth in Marin County, which Tiburon is a part of, vape at a rate twice that of the average in California.

Additionally, there are currently no tobacco retailers in the town, which is located approximately 15 miles north of San Francisco.

The ordinance must still go through a second reading and a vote in November, and if approved at that time, it would go into effect in December. If it goes into effect, Tiburon would join Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach in completely banning the sale of tobacco products. In the case of Beverly Hills, however, sales at cigar lounges remain legal. The town of Ross, also in Marin County, is scheduled to take up a similar proposal next month, while Belvedere and Corte Madera are reportedly looking at similar options.

Tiburon is home to approximately 9,000 residents.

Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and the G-League’s Valley Suns. I was previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League, and Goodyear Ballpark, spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I’m a voiceover artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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