I just cannot see this actually coming to pass. I could be wrong. If it does happen, I would hope that there would be some lawsuits filed.
I just cannot see this actually coming to pass. I could be wrong. If it does happen, I would hope that there would be some lawsuits filed.
Maybe the same way they do it with online wine sales? I live in Kentucky and can't purchase wine online to be shipped to my home. But I can ship it to a friend's home in Tennessee or to my sister in California.
Maybe the same way they do it with online wine sales? I live in Kentucky and can't purchase wine online to be shipped to my home. But I can ship it to a friend's home in Tennessee or to my sister in California.
Well, on a GOOD driving day (a weekday midday) I can get to the closest out-of-state store in 4+ hours at freeway speeds. On a weekend it's more like 7. And if it's winter, the road might be closed anyway.
So then I could go north. 8+ hours not counting pit stops. Or south. 6 hours. Again, all of this on a GOOD driving day.
Sorry... I got carried away...Let's keep the us vs them politics out of this. Keep it on topic.
How do they enforce that even inside the US? How do they actually stop someone in CA from buying online from a store in another state? I don't get it.
while Hayward, Union City, and South San Francisco look at banning in-person vape stores, now California wants to ban shipping ecigs
I've been a passionate Democrat for 41 years but if the ecig part of this passes I will NEVER vote for another Democrat again, not even nationally.
PLEASE PLEASE everybody go to this URL in a day or two when AB1500 shows up and SIGN UP to get email updates. Then you can contact your reps, ESPECIALLY if they are on a committee hearing the bill, and LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL! The main legislature typically passes things if the committees say "Aye."
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This is ridiculous. Most B&M shops have their inventory shipped to them. Would this bill prohibit that also?
Regardless, the problem is that once again, vaping hardware and juice is being lumped into the tobacco category.
Thanks for the link to the legislature website, I signed up for the subscribe feature so I can become an informed and vigilant participant in our future.
EVERYONE here should.
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I'd be very surprised if V2 and Green Smoke take this lying down - admittedly, GS sells retail too (not as widely as Blu though) but V2 is largely online sales I'd guess?
I would be Very Interested to see what Lorillard/Blu position is on this piece of Pending Legislation?
I know there are Many here on the ECF who have No Love for BT, but in something like this, they may be the California Vaper's Best Friend and Strongest Ally.
Or Perhaps they are For the Bill because it Strengthens their Position in the Face to Face Sales Market by Eliminating Internet Sales?
Guess I'll be making more runs to Vegas now. I can't imagine that Nevada would ever entertain the thought of banning any goods perceived as a vice or luxury item ...
Misguided and uninformed politicians and zealots are far more dangerous than any substance or device ever discovered or invented ...