Editorial: Why California should ban flavored tobacco Vape Flavors Face Extinction in California with Uncompromising New Law Flavored vape has been illegal to sell in NYS since 2020. Flavored vape has lead to a large increase in youth using e cigarettes. This ban helps protect young people who have the California's proposed flavored tobacco ban gives hookah a pass California lawmakers propose bill that would ban the sale of disposable e cigarettes AP News