 But if you do vape, you know, that's up to you. And if you should be allowed to do that, I think you should be allowed to use whatever you want. I see no reason to limit that. In 2022, California voters went to the polls to vote on, amongst other things, Proposition 31, which would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in the state. Voters overwhelmingly passed the Proposition 63 to 36. The underlying law associated with the Proposition went to effect January 1, 2024. In Alameda County, which includes the entirely Berkeley, the Proposition garnered the support of 75 percent of the voters. The ban and others like it target underage vaping, trying to stop kids and teenagers from picking up the habit. I have no grievances against flavored tobacco products or nicotine products. The thing was, I'm always with my family a lot, and I'm always with my little cousins. And I realized as I grew older, they actually copied the shit I do. They look up to me. So when they saw me vaping and smoking, they started vaping and smoking too, and these kids are not even in high school yet. However, it is still possible to attain these products. They just came back. I don't know how they came back. They're all back. I think they're better than ever now. I go someplace and they got crazy flavors. I don't really think smoke shops are going to stop selling the flavored vapes because it happens. Have you gone to a smoke shop after the new year, and have you still seen themselves with flavored vapes? Yes, I have. I've been to multiple. They bring out, yeah, they're awesome. Yeah, I buy it online. It's not that big of a deal, I guess, to buy it online, but it still kind of sucks that I can't go in person to literally get. Like, vaping if I like, I don't know, because shipping and stuff takes a while. Noting that some brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers still sell these flavored tobacco products, we ask both smokers and non-smokers what they think of the proposition in terms of its ethicality and morality. The banning of this sale in California, especially since California is such a large state, I mean, I don't think it's realistic. I think it's going to make it harder for people to acquire it. It's a good thing, health-wise, but I just think a full-blown ban isn't going to benefit. So I think there's two sides of it because, like, me personally, like, when vapes first came out, they were targeted towards, like, our kind of age group, like, especially the fruity flavors and the colors and stuff, so I think that's really bad for younger kids because they're very susceptible to that. That being said, I had older coworkers who used to smoke cigarettes a lot, and the only reason they don't now is because of those disposable vapes, so it's actually better for them but worse for us, so I guess I'm kind of torn. I think it should be more highly regulated so kids can't get their hands on them, but they're important for people trying to quit cigarettes. It's so easy for artificial flavors to get people hooked on vape products, and it's one of the reasons why I got hooked, but I don't think someone would go all the way to Nevada, especially because of the fact that a lot of these smoke shops aren't following that proposition, and in general, a lot of smoke shops are selling under the table. It's like, they don't want to get taxed, so they charge with cash, so it's not like I don't think it's going to be a situation where you would have to go to Nevada because you're most likely going to be able to find one here. I hope Proposition 31 is a good step towards the future. I mean, we should have been the generation that got rid of smoking cigarettes, but here we are. At this point in my life, my vape is very important to me. That's like, no, don't do it. Fuck Prop 31. It's kind of fucked up. Making people sad. Doesn't the world need some joy? Little happiness? You know what does it for me? A little tiny plastic box that lets me breathe yummy air. We spoke to multiple shops within the state, all of whom declined to comment. With CalTV News, I'm Krishna. And I'm Alexis, and we'll catch you all next time.