MO SB841 <snip> 407.926. <snip> "3. Alternative nicotine products and vapor products shall only be sold to persons eighteen years of age or older, shall be subject to local and state sales tax, but shall not be otherwise taxed or regulated as tobacco products." <snip>
http://www.senate.mo.gov/14info/pdf-bill/tat/SB841.pdf
Just curious what anyone familiar with legalese makes of the situation where MO law says the above but FDA is asserting it's authority to regulate vapor products. I know the pat answer is that Fed trumps State. But in the real world federally illegal substances have been legalized in other states and the Fed has not taken an active stance to interfere. They have not even attempted to shut down B&M "federally illegal substance" stores that I am aware of in CO. This would make a huge difference in what happens with our (MO) B&M stores.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/14info/pdf-bill/tat/SB841.pdf
Just curious what anyone familiar with legalese makes of the situation where MO law says the above but FDA is asserting it's authority to regulate vapor products. I know the pat answer is that Fed trumps State. But in the real world federally illegal substances have been legalized in other states and the Fed has not taken an active stance to interfere. They have not even attempted to shut down B&M "federally illegal substance" stores that I am aware of in CO. This would make a huge difference in what happens with our (MO) B&M stores.