New Battlegrounds in the War against Smoking




KCRW's Which Way, LA? show

Summary: A package of anti-smoking bills passed the State Senate this year, but it appeared they'd been killed by Assembly members who've taken large amounts of tobacco money. Now the measures are alive again -- in a special, legislative session to address healthcare financing. The major goals are preventing e-cigarettes from being used in public and raising the smoking age to 21. Would they limit the personal freedom of Californians who've reached voting age?