Supreme Court Refuses to Block California Law Banning Flavored Tobacco

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The Supreme Court refused an emergency application in a Dec. 12 ruling to block California’s enforcement of a voter-approved ban on flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, that takes effect next week.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. had asked the high court for an emergency injunction preventing enforcement of California Senate Bill 793 while it pursues appeals in the lower courts.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied the company’s request to block the law, which takes effect on Dec. 21, in a Nov. 28 ruling.

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