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Corte Madera council to reintroduce county tobacco ordinance, add nicotine‑pouch ban and study full sales ban
Summary
The Corte Madera Town Council voted March 3 to reintroduce a county model ordinance that would set minimum prices and pack sizes for tobacco products, ban discounts and vapes, include a nicotine‑pouch ban modeled on Fairfax, and asked staff to study the ramifications of an outright local ban on commercial tobacco and nicotine sales.
The Corte Madera Town Council on March 3 directed staff to reintroduce a Marin County model ordinance that would set minimum displayed prices and package sizes for tobacco products, ban coupons and discounts and prohibit sales of electronic smoking devices and heated tobacco systems — and to bring back a version that explicitly bans nicotine pouches.
Rebecca Bond, the town staff member presenting the draft, said it mirrors the county ordinance adopted last fall and recommends an enforcement start date of Sept. 1, 2026 to allow an education period for retailers. Anita Renzetti of Marin County Health and Human Services told the council the ordinance is intended to reduce youth initiation and industry…
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