San Francisco’s ban on flavored tobacco moved one step closer to becoming law.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a ban on flavored tobacco on its first reading.

One change was made to the original proposal, it will now go into effect in April 2018 instead of January. The change was made so that retailers can adjust their business models to help mitigate the loss in sales.

The new law will still need to pass a second reading and receive a signature from the mayor, who has already given his support towards the ordinance.

San Francisco is home to nearly 871,000 residents, making it the fourth most populous city in California.

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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.