Judge Grants Stay for Multnomah County Flavor Ban
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Multnomah County’s flavored tobacco ban is now on hold.
The flavor ban in the largest county in Oregon was set to go into effect on Jan. 1.
In a ruling Friday, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay against the policy, pending ongoing litigation.
The owner of a local vape shop said they were preparing to pull dozens of products off their shelves before getting the news.
He said flavored products make up 90% of their business, according to KATU news.
“It was going to be a trip. Like I’d have zero nicotine devices available, but again, those aren’t like a popular seller, so it was going to take some strategy to even to be able to stay in business,” said Marcus Nettles, owner of Rose City Vapers.