California Approves Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Aug. 24, 2020, the California Assembly approved a ban on the retail sale of flavored tobacco products within the state. The ban would include candy and fruit-flavored e-cigarette and vapor products and menthol [...]
FDA’s Final Rule for Premium Cigars Delayed by Judge Mehta
The premium cigar industry has scored a victory–albeit a temporary one–against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Deeming Rule. In an Aug. 19, 2020 ruling issued by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the [...]
Montana Drops Flavor Ban
In a rare win for vapers, the Montana state health department will withdraw a proposed rule that would have banned the sale of flavored vaping products (other than tobacco). The Montana Department of Public [...]
California Flavor Ban Gaining Steam as SB 793 Clears New Hurdle
Earlier this month, California’s Senate Bill 793 cleared another hurdle–it passed the state’s Assembly Appropriations Committee. If made into law, Senate Bill 793 would prohibit California tobacco retailers, or any of the tobacco retailer’s [...]
