Washington County, Ore.’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Put On Hold by Petition
A ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in Washington County, Ore. has been put on hold after the county’s elections official verified that a petition had surpassed the required number of signatures to send the matter to voters at the May 2022 election.
Ordinance 878, which was approved by the county’s Board of Commissioners in November, prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and flavored synthetic nicotine as well as price promotions, coupons and discounts. It went into effect on Dec. 2, 2021 but retailers had until Jan. 1, 2022 to take the affected products off shelves, as that was when enforcement would begin.
However, it is now on hold, meaning that the ordinance is inoperative and the effective date is suspended, so retailers in Washington County can continue to sell flavored tobacco.
In order to go into effect, the ordinance will have to be approved by a majority of the voters in May.
Washington County is located directly west of Portland. It has a population of around 600,000 people.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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