PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Supreme Court will not review an appeal of its 2025 decision affirming counties’ power to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products.
The Oregon Court of Appeals rejected a petition to review the decision on July 9.
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“Thanks for the determined work of advocates and our elected leaders, we have won a major victory for the health of Oregonians,” said Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy. “It is powerful to see what this community can do when they stand up to protect our children from predatory tobacco and nicotine corporations.”
Multnomah County passed a ban on flavored tobacco products in late 2022 that was set to go into effect in 2024. The state district court rejected a challenge to the ban in 2023, and the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the legality of the ordinance in 2025…