Judge Refuses To Enjoin Fresno Regulation Of Smoke Shops

( September 16, 2025, 12:18 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge denied a smoke shop industry association’s motion for a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of a new ordinance in Fresno, Calif., that regulates smoke shops and bars the sale of flavored tobacco, finding the association is not likely to prevail on its claims of violations of the U.S. and California constitutions....