Judge Patrick J. Schlitz ruled for the city, even though he disagreed with its reasoning that the ordinance doesn’t create a tobacco product standard like those within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s purview. It does create a standard, but the federal Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act has a provision “saving” such local laws from preemption, Schlitz said for ...
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