Tobacco Companies, Retailers Challenge City’s ‘Draconian’ Ban On Flavored Tobacco

Mealey's (July 21, 2020, 7:59 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A group of tobacco companies and retailers on July 9 filed a motion in federal court for a preliminary injunction blocking the city of Edina, Minn., from enforcing its new ban on flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes, which the plaintiffs assert is preempted by federal law (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Edina, et al., No. 20-1402, D. Minn.)....