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Updated October 20th, 2019 at 18:06 IST

Montana judge halts temporary flavored vaping ban

A judge has stopped a temporary ban on the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes from going into effect in Montana for now.

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HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A judge has stopped a temporary ban on the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes from going into effect in Montana for now.

Ravalli County District Judge Jennifer Lint signed a temporary restraining order Friday that prohibits Gov. Steve Bullock and state health officials from enforcing emergency rules on flavored vaping products. They were set to take effect Tuesday.

Lint was acting in response to a lawsuit filed Thursday by three vape shops and an industry group. They claim the 120-day ban is an overly restrictive reaction to a national outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths they say is caused by illegal black-market products. Bullock’s press secretary, Erin Loranger, told the Ravalli Republic that officials are reviewing the judge’s ruling. Lint scheduled an Oct. 30 hearing on the temporary ban.

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Published October 20th, 2019 at 18:04 IST

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