Lawmaker files suit against ‘Big Tobacco’ for flouting law, while trying to monopolize vape market

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Lawmaker files suit against ‘Big Tobacco’ for flouting law, while trying to monopolize vape market

Vaping and tobacco products are confiscated at Will James Middle School in Billings. (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan)A Montana lawmaker who is also a vape store owner has filed a lawsuit in federal court against large tobacco companies for what he believes are illegal lobbying activities that violate a settlement agreement while forcing their vaping products onto shelves. Rep. Ron Marshall, R-Hamilton, in a lawsuit filed last wee…