Court backs Walgreens’ objection to tobacco ban
San Francisco’s first-in-the-nation ban on tobacco sales in drugstores appears to be unconstitutional because it exempts supermarkets and big-box stores that have pharmacies, a state appeals court said Tuesday. But the First District Court of Appeal left open the possibility that the legal defect could be cured by extending the tobacco ban to all stores that sell prescription drugs, rather than repealing it. The court referred that questio ... Jump to full article >>





