Flavored tobacco ban could harm local businesses El Camino College The Union California flavored tobacco ban loophole may be putting teens, kids at risk ABC7 San Francisco Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors AP News Voters weigh in on California's flavored tobacco ban KPBS Public Media Officers assigned to our Downtown Unit confiscated over 350 flavored Vape cartridges from a local business. As everyone knows, selling flavored tobacco products is illegal in California.