San Francisco could be first US city to ban e-cigarette sales
City supervisors consider move in fight against youth vaping, as FDA investigates its health effects
San Francisco supervisors are considering whether to move the city toward becoming the first in the US to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes as part of an effort to crack down on youth vaping.
Supervisors will weigh a ban on the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in San Francisco until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completes a review of the effects of e-cigarettes on public health. The move could also bar the manufacturing of e-cigarettes on city property.