DA Sues Livermore Vaping Company, Alleging Illegal Sales: Reports

LIVERMORE, CA — Alameda County has filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against Livermore-based Apollo Future Technology, according to numerous reports. The suit, announced Sept. 6 by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, alleges that the vaping company violated state law by selling tobacco and cannabis products through its website without verifying that buyers were 21 or older. Price also alleged that the company sold products to people under the age of 21 from its Livermore warehouse.

Price said that a court has issued a temporary restraining order that bars the company, which does business as Apollo E-cigs, from selling tobacco or cannabis products in person or online.

"They illegally shipped the products through the U.S. Postal service without complying with California's delivery requirements," Price said Sept. 6 in a news conference held in Livermore. "And they manufactured and sold thousands of synthetic cannabis products in packaging that falsely claimed the products were legal, natural and industrial hemp products containing less than .3% THC."

Price said her office began investigating the company after officials from the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District reported seeing Apollo products on campuses.

Patch and many other outlets are awaiting comment from Apollo. The company said online that its website is temporarily down for maintenance and “will resume normal operations shortly.”

A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for Sept. 21, numerous outlets reported.