Tobacco Companies, Vape Group Challenge 2 More California Flavored Tobacco Bans

Mealey's (June 16, 2020, 8:10 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A vaping industry group in a complaint filed in a California federal court on June 7 argues that the city of Palmdale, Calif., wrongly banned e-cigarette flavors, including tobacco and menthol, and effectively banned all sales of e-cigarettes, while tobacco companies in a June 4 motion for a preliminary injunction argue that Los Angeles County’s ban on flavored tobacco products wrongly bans menthol cigarettes and flavored smokeless tobacco products (CA Smoke & Vape Association, Inc., et al. v. Palmdale, No. 20-5039; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Los Angeles, et al., No. 20-4880; C.D. Calif.)....