San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e cigarettes S.F. supe proposes ban on smoking in outdoor patios Hamburg, Germany. 13th Nov, 2018. A set with an e cigarette of the type iqos with charger and so called "Heets", exchange cartridges with tobacco, of the company Philip Morris lies on a sales San Francisco has outlawed smoking from almost every corner of civic life in ordinance after ordinance, including at bus stops, ball parks and even when waiting in line outside for a movie