San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass an E-Cigarette Ban

Officials voted to approve an ordinance that will outlaw the sale of Juul and other nicotine vaporizers.

San Francisco Votes to Ban E-Cigarettes
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Although San Francisco is home to America’s most popular e-cigarette brand, city officials are signaling that they want nothing to do with Juul.

The city voted Tuesday to ban sales of e-cigarettes, making it illegal to sell nicotine vaporizer products in stores or for online retailers to ship the goods to San Francisco addresses. The ban will be the first of its kind to go into effect in the U.S.