JUUL's home city proposes a ban on e-cigs

The city of San Francisco is coming for e-cigarettes. And, for Juul, it's personal.

Officials in San Francisco have introduced a four-pronged policy proposal to curb the use, manufacture, and sale of e-cigarettes. That includes a moratorium on selling e-cigarettes to customers within city limits, as well as prohibiting the business-side of manufacturing and distribution of vape products in San Francisco. The proposal hits leading vape-brand Juul hard, as its headquarters are in rented space in San Francisco's Pier 70.

"E-cigarettes have wiped out the hard-fought gains we have made in curbing youth tobacco use," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said in a statement. "Today we are taking action to protect our kids." Read more...