Lake Oswego and West Linn could face pressure to ban flavored tobacco sales after Oregon City's commission unanimously called on Clackamas County and all its municipalities to adopt such a restriction.
The commission sent a letter to county leaders and fellow cities asking them to join a flavored tobacco ban aimed at curbing youth vaping, Patch reported.
Oregon City set an Oct. 30 deadline for responses, a timeline that could determine whether the effort gains countywide traction or stalls.
The push follows court victories for similar bans in neighboring counties. The Oregon Supreme Court upheld Washington County's flavored tobacco sales ban in May, according to OPB.
Oregon City had been building toward this move. The city's Youth Advisory Commission formed a Youth Nicotine Addiction Working Group with the stated goal of raising awareness of youth nicotine addiction and advocating for local action on a flavored tobacco and synthetic nicotine ban.
The commission discussed the topic at a June 9 work session, citing Resolution No. 25-04, according to city records.
The local push comes against a complicated federal backdrop. The FDA authorized the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for U.S. sale in May, according to Reuters, creating tension between federal policy and county-level restrictions in Oregon.
Officials from Lake Oswego, West Linn and Clackamas County could not be reached for comment.
The Oct. 30 deadline gives those bodies roughly two months to respond. Residents can contact their city councils or attend upcoming meetings to weigh in.



