Judge Dismisses 2 Challenges To San Diego’s Flavored Tobacco Ban

Mealey's (March 30, 2021, 3:02 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on March 29 issued two predominantly identical orders granting San Diego County’s motions to dismiss two challenges to its ordinance banning sales of flavored tobacco products, one brought by tobacco companies and the other by a retail association and a vape shop, ruling that San Diego’s ordinance is not preempted by federal laws regulating tobacco products....