California is currently squaring up against the tobacco industry. Last month, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that raised the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. His state government is also in the process of banning all smoking at parks and beaches, citing the related health and wildfire risks. But perhaps more importantly, the state has a qualified initiative that would potentially raise the tobacco tax in California by $2 a pack, a tax that would include vaping and e-cigarettes.

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