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California voters will decide on a statewide ban on flavored tobacco this November. This means a lot when it comes to vaping within the United States because California issues tend to travel nationwide in short order.Proposition 31 is a referendum on a 2020 law that bans the sale of most flavored tobacco products.The issue is now going before California voters.E-cigarettes and vapes have led to a spike in flavored tobacco use in recent years.Proposition 31 would ban the sale of most tobacco products that have added flavors. It would apply to storefronts and vending machines across California.Supporters say the measure...

Thursday night, March 10, the US Senate passed H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022,” also known as the Omnibus Budget bill, by a vote of 68-31. The vote took place nearly a day earlier than anticipated and easily garnered the 60-vote threshold with the promise of spring break on the other side. The rider to grant FDA regulatory authority over synthetic nicotine is included in the final bill passed by the senate.The omnibus budget bill was signed into law by President Biden on March 15, 2022.When President Biden signs the budget bill (enactment) it starts the clock on...

The Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, and in the U.S. House by Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. The legislation requires online sellers of e-cigarettes to ensure that the delivery carrier verifies the age of the recipient upon delivery. It also requires online sellers to collect and remit the appropriate state and local taxes. As part of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” in the most recent COVID-19 relief bill signed into law on December 27, 2020, Congress amended the Prevent...

On December 27th, 2020 the vape mail ban (S.1253) was signed into law. This new law prohibits any vapor-related products from being shipped with USPS. Following the passage of the new law, the major private delivery companies announced that they too would stop delivering vaping products, not just to homes but also to businesses. FedEx stopped shipping vape products on March 1, and UPS will stop shipping vape products on April 5.The overall effect of this ban will make it nearly impossible to ship vapor products directly to customers. Also the costs associated with FDA compliance and absurd taxation is...

Australia is tentatively planning to make nicotine-containing vaping products available with a prescription at pharmacies beginning next June. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced but will accept public comment on the process until Nov. 6, and issue a final rule by the end of the year.Sale of vaping products containing nicotine is currently illegal in Australia, and even possession is outlawed in all but one state. The law, as it stands now, allows vapers to import up to a three-month supply of nicotine with a doctor’s prescription—but that is largely ignored by both vapers and the authorities.Just one to two...