Public health researchers at UC San Diego tested whether 78 online retailers complied with federal and local rules on flavored vaping products. The results of the study, which were published online Monday by the Journal of the American Medical Assn., showed that more than two-thirds of the buyers successfully obtained flavored vapes, including almost 70% of the buyers in the …
Gamer Aghajani, left, and Mampreh Zadoorian visit the Garden on Foothill hookah lounge in Tujunga in 2021. Despite California’s efforts to stop the sale of flavored tobacco products, UC San Diego researchers say consumers have discovered a loophole: online shopping. In 2022, Senate Bill 793 went into effect, prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products — making California the second …
