San Francisco banned e-cigarettes on Tuesday, citing a "growing health epidemic of youth vaping."
The big picture: This marks the first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes, NBC reports. Juul, which is headquartered in San Francisco, tried to crack down on youth vaping in 2018 before the FDA stepped in to address the problem. San Francisco's ban will "prohibit the sale, distribution, and manufacture of all tobacco products – including electronic cigarettes," according to the new ordinance to amend the city's health code.
Flashback: The FDA released its formal proposal to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products — in an effort to reduce youth vaping — in March.
Go deeper: Tobacco use is soaring among U.S. kids, driven by e-cigarettes
