San Diego County: Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Is Not Preempted By Federal Law

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 11:37 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — San Diego County and its chief administrator on July 27 told a federal court in California that its ban on sales of flavored tobacco products is not preempted by federal law as it is a requirement and restriction on sales and not a new "tobacco product standard" that would be preempted by federal law regulating tobacco products (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., v. San Diego, et al., No. 20-1290, S.D. Calif.)....