San Diego to Ban Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products in 2023

San Diego to Ban Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products in 2023
Electronic cigarettes with different flavored E-liquid are seen on display at the Vapor Shark store in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 20, 2014. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council voted on April 25 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol, effective in 2023.

Passed in a 7–2 vote at the April 25 council meeting, the ordinance was introduced by Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert in an effort to address adolescent addiction to flavored e-cigarettes and was supported by local school officials.