Supreme Court won’t block California flavored tobacco ban
California will be the second state in the nation, after Massachusetts, to enact a ban prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products.
Big tobacco tries to stop California flavored tobacco ban
R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies filed a request Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to impose an emergency order to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month.
Long Beach to permanently ban certain flavored tobacco starting Aug. 15
The sale and distribution of certain flavored tobacco products will be permanently banned in Long Beach starting August 15, officials announced Tuesday.
Long Beach adopts permanent ban on most flavored tobacco products ahead of statewide vote
The city’s ban on flavored tobacco sales expired last month but the City Council adopted a permanent ban Tuesday night as a statewide bill awaits a vote of the people in 2022.