Retail Chains Starting To Put Out Smokes
May 11th, 2008 8:53 pm
By Wendy KochUSA Today
Cigarettes are getting harder to find. More retail chains are dropping them, and for the first time, officials in a few states want to ban pharmacies from selling them. This month, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed an unprecedented city ban on drugstores selling tobacco products, including cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco. "This will be the beginning of a national movement," Newson predicts. He says he's "absolutely confident" the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will approve the ban this month or early in June. It would take effect Oct. 1.
Read more »Cigarettes are getting harder to find. More retail chains are dropping them, and for the first time, officials in a few states want to ban pharmacies from selling them. This month, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed an unprecedented city ban on drugstores selling tobacco products, including cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco. "This will be the beginning of a national movement," Newson predicts. He says he's "absolutely confident" the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will approve the ban this month or early in June. It would take effect Oct. 1.
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