Revenue and Taxation Code § 30008

30008.

“Distribution” includes:

(a) The sale of untaxed cigarettes or tobacco products in this state.

(b) The use or consumption of untaxed cigarettes or tobacco products in this state.

(c) The placing in this state of untaxed cigarettes or tobacco products in a vending machine or in retail stock for the purpose of selling the cigarettes or tobacco products to consumers.