San Francisco to ban sales of vaping flavoured liquid
San Francisco city supervisors unanimously approved a measure that bans the sale of flavoured nicotine-laced liquid used in electronic cigarettes and flavoured tobacco products, saying nicotine masked in cotton candy, banana cream, mint and other flavours entices kids into a lifetime of addiction.
Other cities have passed laws reducing access to flavoured vaping liquids and flavoured tobacco but San Francisco is the first in the country to approve a sales ban.
Sales of vaping liquids that taste like tobacco will still be allowed.
“We’re focusing on flavoured products because they are widely considered to be a starter product for future smokers,” said Supervisor Malia Cohen, who sponsored the bill.