The technocratic expectation that nicotine flavor prohibitions will be obeyed is butting up against the reality of illicit markets and sporadic enforcement. This shouldn't be surprising, and governments shouldn't be interfering with adult choices on this anyway.
It’s easy to buy flavored vapes in California, even in cities with longtime bans
California cities are supposed to be cracking down on sales of flavored vapes, now illegal across the state. But even cities that have banned such vapes for years are unwilling — or unable — to police the sellers.
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