Vape shops in Multnomah County are hoping for an emergency stay. If not, many owners say they’ll be forced to close and lay off their staff to start 2024.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County is set to ban flavored tobacco and nicotine products starting January 1, unless the Oregon Court of Appeals steps in in the final hours to put a pause on the ban.
Without judicial intervention, Multnomah County will become the first county in Oregon to ban flavored tobacco, achieving a goal that county commissioners and health officials have targeted for years.
Meanwhile, vape and tobacco shop owners around the Portland area
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