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LOCAL FLA OCAL FLAVOR LITIGA OR LITIGATION: TION: WHATS THE SCOOP? THE THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEAL HEALTH TH LA LAW W CENTER CENTER 11/12/2020 2 COMMER COMMERCIA CIAL L TOB OBACCO C CCO CONTR ONTROL TEAM OL TEAM 11/12/2020 3

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LOCAL FLA OCAL FLAVOR LITIGA OR LITIGATION: TION: WHAT’S THE SCOOP?

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THE THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEAL HEALTH TH LA LAW W CENTER CENTER

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COMMER COMMERCIA CIAL L TOB OBACCO C CCO CONTR ONTROL TEAM OL TEAM

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LEGAL LEGAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSIST ASSISTANCE ANCE

Legal Research Policy Development, Implementation, Defense Publications Trainings Direct Representation Lobby

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LEGAL LEGAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSIST ASSISTANCE ANCE

Tribal Federal Local State

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  • Commercial tobacco use is a major contributor to the three

leading causes of death among Black Americans—heart disease, cancer, and stroke.

– Black Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from lung cancer than any other population group in the U.S. (NIH, NCI)

  • The tobacco industry has historically and aggressively marketed

commercial tobacco products, and particularly menthol-flavored products, to young people and African Americans, especially in urban and low socioeconomic neighborhoods.

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WHA WHAT ARE WE T T ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? ALKING ABOUT? HEAL HEALTH TH EQUITY EQUITY , , DISP DISPARITIES: T ARITIES: TOB OBACCO CCO

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TODAY’S AGENDA:

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1. Overview of major flavored tobacco legislation and litigation 2. Overview of active flavored tobacco litigation

a. California – Jamie Long b. Minnesota & Philadelphia – Kyra Hill

3. What does this mean for public health?

a. Context, lessons learned, and messaging for communities working on flavored tobacco regulation – Natasha Phelps

4. Q & A

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FEDER FEDERAL C AL CONTEXT ONTEXT

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  • 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and

Tobacco Control Act

– Did not include menthol flavored cigarettes – FDA has also not yet acted on flavored cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, and certain e-cigarette products

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LITIGA LITIGATION CHALLENGES TION CHALLENGES THE THE FOUND FOUNDATION TION

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Preemption Express Implied Field Conflict

Impossibility Obstacle

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CALIFOR CALIFORNIA NIA PREEMPTION CASES PREEMPTION CASES

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Case RJR v. Becerra RJR v. San Diego Cty. N’hood Mkt.

  • Assn. v. San

Diego Cty. RJR v. L.A. Cty. CA Smoke and Vape v. L.A. Cty. CA Smoke and Vape v. Palmdale When filed Oct 2020 July 2020 June 2020 June 2020 May 2020 June 2020 Flavor ban targeted SB793 San Diego Cty San Diego Cty L.A. Cty L.A. Cty Palmdale TCA preemption claim? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Implied preemption claim? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Status Pending Pending Pending Dismissed, appealed Dismissed Withdrawn, July 2020

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SB79 SB793

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  • Aug. 24: Passes Assembly 58-1
  • Aug. 28: Passes Senate 34-0
  • Bans sale of flavored tobacco products

– Exemptions for hookah, premium cigars, pipe tobacco

  • “Characterizing flavor” includes mint and menthol
  • Referendum challenge pending

– Effort funded by RJ Reynolds and Phillip Morris

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SB79 SB793

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SB79 SB793 CA 3 CASE SE

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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al. v. Becerra

  • Express preemption by TCA

– Argue that SB793 sets a tobacco product standard

  • Implied preemption

– Argue that SB793 “thwarts the TCA’s objectives”

  • Dormant commerce clause
  • Case is scheduled for argument on December 10

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SAN SAN DIEGO DIEGO COUNTY CASES COUNTY CASES

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Neighborhood Market Assn. et al v. Cty. of San Diego R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al v. Cty. of San Diego

  • Policy prohibits sale of flavored tobacco products, except

for hookah; pauses e-cigarette sales for 1 year

  • Challenges based on express preemption by TCA and

implied preemption

– Hookah exemption targeted

  • Set for hearing on December 10 on motions to dismiss

and motions for preliminary injunction

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PALMD ALMDALE ALE CASE CASE

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CA Smoke & Vape Assn. v. City of Palmdale

  • Policy prohibits the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes
  • Challenge based on express and implied federal

preemption

  • Transferred to same judge that later dismissed L.A.

County cases

  • Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed case in July 2020

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PAL ALO O AL ALTO CASE O CASE

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David Zoumut et al vs. City of Palo Alto

  • Ordinance restricts the sale of flavored tobacco products

and all e-cigarettes

  • Initially had economic hardship exemption, but it was

eliminated

  • Fifth Amendment takings claim
  • Rights & liberties protected by Cal. Const. Art. 1, Sec. 1
  • Equal protection
  • Court denied plaintiff’s summary judgment motion

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L.A. COUNTY CASES L.A. COUNTY CASES

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CA Smoke & Vape Assn. v. Cty. of Los Angeles R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Cty. of Los Angeles

  • Policy prohibits sale of all flavored tobacco products
  • Challenge based on federal preemption
  • Also vagueness (14th Amendment due process)
  • Both cases dismissed with prejudice on Aug. 7:

– “A prohibition on the sale of a distinct product is simply not a product standard.”

  • R.J. Reynolds appealed to the 9th Circuit in Sept. 2020

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MINNESO MINNESOTA CASES A CASES

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Case RJR v. City of Edina Arden Hills Tobacco v. City of Arden Hills When filed June 2020 September 2019 Flavor ban targeted Edina Arden Hills TCA preemption claim? Yes Yes Status On appeal to the 8th Circuit Court

  • f Appeals

Pending

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EDIN EDINA A CASE CASE

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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al. v. City of Edina

  • Policy eliminates the sale of all flavored tobacco products
  • Express and implied preemption by TCA

– Argues that Edina’s ordinance imposes a product standard

  • District Court ruled that while the flavor restriction is a

product standard, the savings clause of the TCA preserves right to prohibit the sale of tobacco products

  • Currently on appeal in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

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CITY OF CITY OF ARDEN ARDEN HILLS CASE HILLS CASE

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Arden Hills Tobacco v. City of Arden Hills

  • Policy eliminates the sale of all flavored tobacco

products

  • Challenge filed in MN state court
  • Retailer argues preemption; equal protection;

vagueness takings, and more

  • City has agreed to injunction
  • Settlement conference scheduled for May 2021

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PENNSYL PENNSYLVANIA CASES ANIA CASES

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Case Cigar Assn. of America v. City of Philadelphia Asian American Licensed Bev. Assn.

  • v. City of

Philadelphia When filed July 2020 July 2020 Flavor ban targeted Philadelphia Philadelphia Preemption claim? Yes-state law preemption Yes-state law preemption Status Pending Pending

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PHILADEL PHILADELPHIA CAS PHIA CASES ES

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Cigar Assn. of America. v. City of Philadelphia

  • Ordinance prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco

products except adult-only retailers

  • Challenge based on state preemption, due process,

and vagueness

  • Oral argument on preliminary injunction held 10/7

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PHILADEL PHILADELPHIA CAS PHIA CASES ES

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Asian American Beverage Licensed Beverage Assn. of Philadelphia et al. v. City of Philadelphia

  • Ordinance prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco

products except adult-only retailers

  • Challenge based on two separate state preemption

claims—one under the state Fiscal Code and one under the general Local Government Code

  • Challengers request injunction to delay implementation of

the ordinance until lawsuit is resolved

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LOCAL A OCAL ACTION ON CTION ON FLA FLAVORED T ORED TOB OBACCO CCO 5 KEY 5 KEY TAKEA AKEAWA WAYS FR S FROM LITIGA OM LITIGATION TION SUMM SUMMAR ARY

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #1 #1 LOCAL ACTION: BECAUSE IT’S LEGAL

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What we know:

  • All of the cases that have been resolved to date upheld the

sales restrictions. – All decisions issued in flavored tobacco regulation to-date have been in favor of public health. – Communities are not preempted from passing flavored tobacco sales restrictions– including full bans.

  • The tobacco industry is deeply concerned about momentum for

policy change. – But this shows the importance of continuing, not pausing or ending flavored tobacco policy work.

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #2 #2 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE NO USE NOW W IS THE IS THE TIME TIME

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Stanford Tobacco Research

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #2 #2 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE NO USE NOW W IS THE IS THE TIME TIME

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Bloomberg

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #2 #2 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE NO USE NOW W IS THE IS THE TIME TIME

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Counter Tools

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #2 #2 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE NO USE NOW W IS THE IS THE TIME TIME

The ongoing devastation of COVID-19 and racism facing BlPOC communities reminds us that U.S. public health laws addressing chronic disease through the regulation of commercial tobacco have always been important and are even more important now. Now is the time to push for equitable, evidence-based, preventative commercial tobacco laws and policies that support healthy, resilient communities. Prohibiting the sale of flavored products, especially menthol-flavored products, is critical.

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #3 #3 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE OF USE OF FD FDA IN INACTION CTION

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  • No action on menthol cigarettes and

cheap flavored cigars, temporary and very partial response to flavored e- cigarettes

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #4 #4 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE EVIDENCE SUPPOR USE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS TS IT IT

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #5 #5 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE OF THEM USE OF THEM

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CONTEXT CONTEXT, , LESSONS, LESSONS, MESSA MESSAGING: GING: #5 #5 LOCAL OCAL ACTION: BECA CTION: BECAUSE OF THEM USE OF THEM

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WHA WHAT CAN Y T CAN YOU OU DO? DO? ROLE FOR PUBL OLE FOR PUBLIC HEAL IC HEALTH TH IN LITIGA IN LITIGATION TION

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PUBLICA PUBLICATIONS TIONS

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CONT CONTACT US CT US

  • 651. 695. 7603

Joelle.Lester@mitchellhamline.edu www.publichealthlawcenter.org @phealthlawctr facebook.com/publichealthlawcenter

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