California Flavored Tobacco Ban Creates No Conflict, High Court Told

(November 30, 2023, 12:28 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 29 brief to the U.S. Supreme Court opposing a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by tobacco companies and a retailers’ association challenging California’s flavored tobacco ban, Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan say the court should deny review because no conflict exists regarding local rights to ban tobacco products under federal regulations....