Government
Mar. 12, 2010
Walgreens Pushes for Smoke Sales
A lawsuit challenging San Francisco's ban on cigarettes in drug stores, excluding grocery stores, largely came down to one overarching question that attorneys debated before appellate justices on Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Is there really any difference between a drugstore and a grocery store?
The 1st District Court of Appeal pondered the question Wednesday as Walgreens Co. pressed its case against a San Francisco ordinance that banned cigarette sales at drug stores.
The way city officials see it, drugstores like Walgreens and Rite Aid that devote more of their sales to phar...
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