Mayor Garcetti Signs Ban On Flavored Tobacco, With Hookah Exception

Packages of Juul mint flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at San Rafael Smokeshop in San Rafael, Calif., on Nov. 7, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco in the city, with an exception for hookah lounges that meet certain conditions, the mayor’s office said Monday.

It will go into effect in January, and it does not ban the possession or use of flavored tobacco for people over the age of 21.