Several R.J. Reynolds-affiliated tobacco and vapor companies have teamed up with San Diego-area retailers and a vape shop to challenge California Proposition 31 in federal court.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday—a day after California voters overwhelmingly approved Prop 31, which bans in-store sales of most flavored vaping and tobacco products.
The plaintiffs are asking the court to invalidate the law that voters approved Tuesday, which they say violates the Constitution’s supremacy and commerce clauses, and to permanently enjoin the state from enforcing the flavor ban. They’re also seeking a temporary injunction preventing the state from enacting the flavor ban until the action is settled.
California vape shop joins the tobacco industry lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Listed as plaintiffs are R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, American Snuff Company, LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.; Modoral Brands Inc., Neighborhood Market Association, Inc., and Morija, LLC (Vapin’ the 619). (Except for the last two, all plaintiffs are subsidiaries of Reynolds American Inc., which is itself owned by British American Tobacco.)
Jim McDonald – Vaping360 – 2022-11-11.
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