The Los Angeles City Council has banned the sale of flavoured tobacco in the city, with an exception for hookah lounges that meet certain conditions, reports abc7.

The ordinance will come into effect on 1 Jan and does not ban the possession or use of flavoured tobacco for people over the age of 21.
In June of last year, the council directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance to ban flavoured tobacco and menthol cigarette sales in the city, but exempted hookah tobacco products at existing lounges. The ordinance, which was amended in March, passed 12-0 on 1 June.
Under the ordinance, existing smoke lounges will be able to sell hookah products for on-site or off-site consumption, but the city's 4,500 tobacco retail stores will be banned from selling flavoured tobacco, including hookah tobacco, the report said.