CA Fights to Criminalize High Capacity.......Cups

[Bill]

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019...HnMUhcan1tBJig

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The days of the Big Gulp and other large soda cups may be done soon in California.

A new bill would ban retailers from selling or giving away cups with removable lids that can hold more than 16 fluid ounces. Many times these cups are used for fountain soda or frozen sugary drinks. Stores caught selling the big cups would be fined $200 for the first violation, $500 for the second violation, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation.

RELATED: Sugary Drinks May Be Banned From Checkout Aisles

The average American drinks nearly 50 gallons of sugar-sweetened beverages a year. Those drinks, including soda, energy drinks, sweet teas, and sports drinks have been linked with diabetes, obesity, dental disease, and heart disease. A 2013–2014 California Health Interview Survey shows that 41% of children ages 2 to 11, and 62% of teens ages 12-17, drink a soda every day.

A 2016 study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found more than 2.5 million, or 1 in 12, adults in California have been diagnosed with diabetes. An additional 13 million have pre-or undiagnosed diabetes. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

25% of California adults were considered obese in 2016, a 40% increase since 2001. Studies have found adults who drink one or more soda a day are 27% more likely to be overweight or obese.

Nutritional experts say a 20-ounce bottle of soda contains approximately 16 teaspoons of sugar. The American Heart Association recommends adults consume no more than 5-9 teaspoons of sugar a day.

Cop: "He was reaching for his high-cap cup. I had to shoot, to save him as well as all the innocent bystanders who would have been exposed to that level of evil!"

[C5SilverBullet]

All the ****ing problems in that state, and this is the shit they worry about.

[vetteman9368]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

All the ****ing problems in that state, and this is the shit they worry about.

[69camfrk]

California is a special brand of crazy.

[vetteman9368]

Originally Posted by 69camfrk

California is a special brand of crazy.

You misspelled stupid

[Stevedore]

I'll miss the high-capacity cup sizes...

[MEANZ06]

Originally Posted by 69camfrk

California is a special brand of crazy.

Originally Posted by vetteman9368

You misspelled stupid

[Wathen1955]

Just think...the crazy shit starts here and goes eastward. It's only a matter of time guys. I'm sure New York and Illinois have there fair share of crazy shit.

Since they have no experience in dealing with difficult decisions, they pick the easy shit.

[LilRedCorvette]

Originally Posted by Wathen1955

Just think...the crazy shit starts here and goes eastward. It's only a matter of time guys. I'm sure New York and Illinois have there fair share of crazy shit.

Oh, NY beat CA to it on this soda size nonsense years ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suga...rtion_Cap_Rule

[Mike Mercury]