Remove Tobacco Products
FROM DRUG STORES
Our elected officials do have the legislative power to end the sale of all tobacco products in pharmacies. Over 50 communities in California have already done so.
For Your
CONSIDERATION
Look to the left, or
click on “See FAQs” below.
PHARMACIES COME IN VARIOUS
SHAPES AND SIZES
The courts have ruled that elected officials can end the sale of tobacco in all pharmacies, as long as every pharmacy is treated equally under the ordinance.
Independent
Pharmacies
Drug Store
Chains
Pharmacies located
inside grocery stores
Pharmacies located
inside big box stores
DOZENS OF JURISDICTIONS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION to end the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies.
Click below to see the list of California jurisdictions that have enacted a tobacco-free pharmacy policy as part of a Tobacco Retail License (TRL)
faqs
we’ve got answers
Will a local tobacco-free pharmacy policy actually do anything to help reduce smoking? Will this hurt small business? To find answers to questions like these, click on “See FAQs” below.
Two more resources that may be helpful are this educational toolkit and podcast. Download “A Guide to Tobacco-Free Pharmacies” by clicking on the yellow cover on the left. Listen to an interview with Project Director Bob Gordon below.