Supreme Court upholds California ban on sale of flavored tobacco products

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for California to enforce a statewide ban on the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

The court’s action has the effect of upholding a measure passed by the Legislature in 2020, which in turn was approved by 63% of voters in November. It is due to take effect next week.

The outcome is a victory for anti-tobacco advocates who called for cracking down on e-cigarettes and eliminating youth-friendly flavors such as bubble gum, cotton candy and cherry that could lure kids to use tobacco.

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California joins Massachusetts and New York in prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco.

The tobacco industry spent heavily on lobbying and ad campaigns to defeat the California legislation and the subsequent ballot measure.

www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-12-12/supreme-court-upholds-blocks-upholds-california-ban-on-sale-of-flavored-tobacco-products

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