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Proposed ban on e-cigarette flavors suffers well-deserved setback

By Guy Bentley
Published June 8, 2017 5:39pm ET
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Proposed ban on e-cigarette flavors suffers well-deserved setback
Proposals for tobacco flavor bans have spread rapidly across the Bay Area and are under active consideration in Oakland and San Francisco. (iStock photo) | teksomolika

Consumers, small businesses, and public health won a small but important victory in the city of San Leandro, Calif., Monday night.

The city council refused to enact a ban on local retailers selling flavored tobacco products, throwing it back to a rules committee for reconsideration in September.

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