Washington Law Preempts Local Regulations On Sampling In Vape Shops, Panel Finds

(June 4, 2020, 1:12 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington appellate panel on June 2 affirmed an injunction that blocked a county from imposing limits on vape shops offering e-liquid samples and tastings to customers and requiring the shops to install ventilation systems, finding that the county’s regulations were preempted by the state law governing the vaping industry (Anti-Smoking Alliance v. Tacoma-Pierce County Department of Health, et al., No. 52458-9, Wash. App., Div. 2, 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 1529)....

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