Tobacco sales to minors in California continue to drop. The latest survey from the State Department of Public Health shows that it’s down to 7-point-6 percent of all sales at retail outlets, compared to 9-percent a year ago. That’s also seven straight years at under 10-percent. When the state first started monitoring illegal sales in 1997, teens were able to buy tobacco products during 21-percent of attempts. Nevada County Public Health Director Jill Blake points out that Grass Valley and Nevada City now require retailers to get separate licenses to sell it…
Blake says Nevada County was the first rural county in California with cities having such a requirement. She did not have local numbers available to illustrate the impact, but…
But the state says the Healthy People 2020 target is to reduce illegal sales to 5 percent or less.
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