The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to ban flavored tobacco products, including menthol, and to call on Gov. Tobacco retailers then have 180 days to obtain new licenses required under the ordinance and to clear their shelves of flavored tobacco products. But dozens of vaping advocates said flavored products had helped them quit pack-a-day smoking habits and improved their health. Business owners said they had no interest in selling to kids and pointed out that minors are violating the law when they use e-cigarettes and vaping products. AdvertisementSeparately, Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl recommended sending a letter to the governor urging him to ban all vaping products until investigations into vaping-related hospitalizations and deaths could be completed.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 02, 2019 01:30 UTC