Person blowing smoke from a vape. (Airman 1st Class Erica Crossen/U.S. Air Force via Bay City News)

Flavored tobacco products will remain legal in Monterey County for at least three more weeks after county supervisors balked Tuesday at a partial ban, opting for a vote next month on a modified version.

The board unanimously voted to table the ban on flavored tobacco until its next regularly scheduled meeting over concerns that a carveout for so-called “modified risk tobacco products” could lead to the continued sale of flavored tobacco products throughout the county.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.