In Battle With Juul, San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban E-Cigarettes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2019/06/18/in-battle-with-juul-san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-ban-e-cigarettes/#47251e285668 San Francisco-based Juul Labs was dealt a blow Tuesday when its hometown legislators voted unanimously to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes in the city. The maker of nicotine vaping devices is countering with a planned ballot measure that would ask San Francisco residents to only prevent sales to customers under 21 years. Through the Board of Supervisors vote, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to impose an e-cigarette ban. The proposal, which was spearheaded by City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton, stops stores from selling e-cigarettes and prevents online vendors from delivering them to San Francisco addresses. The ban will be upheld until at least 2021, the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed deadline for e-cigarette companies to submit applications for review.