Another freedom has been lost in the state of California in the city of San Francisco who will now dictate what type of business you can operate even though you want to sell a legal product. Since 2008, the Youth Leadership Institute has worked on creating density controls on tobacco permits in a city that has a huge disparity in permits in poorer areas versus affluent neighbors. The new law caps the amount of tobacco-selling permits […]
The city of Newburgh, located along the New York Thruway half-way between New York City and Albany is preparing what will be the most restrictive tobacco licensing in the state. The licensing was originally shelved out of fear of lawsuit and is now back on track. The Newburgh City Council reviewed the proposals which will allow the city to limit the amount of licenses as well as reduce the number of licenses that currently exist. […]