Is e liquid legal for retail sale?

[MoparMike]

I was at a tobacco store that I bought my starter kit from and was trying out a new atty. I pulled out a little bottle of juice and topped off my cart and he asked where I bought the juice. He said that he had been losing business because after the initial sale his customers were going online to get juice rather than buying carts. I asked why he didn't sell juice he said he would but couldn't. He said his supplier of SmokeStik and SE stuff said that liquid could not be sold because it did not have an FDA stamp, but none of his carts have that stamp either. So is it legal to sell retail? If not what makes internet sales different?

 

[SmilingSlasher]

Look on a package of bacon the next time you are at the grocery store. You will not find an FDA approval on Bacon. The FDA DOES NOT consider "Bacon" a "Food".........they do call it a "Food Additive" . WHY? Because Bacon has NO nutritional value.....seeing as it is mainly fat. That fat can be rendered and used to lend flavor to other foods.

But HEY!!!!.......I LOVE BACON, so I keep on eating it. Like there won't ever be another pig on the planet.

 

[v4l555lover]

Planet k sells liquid from johnson creek. It is marked up some but it may be legal . other places sell juice as well i just do not know what kind . I know gas pipe only sells carts and not juice probably by choice to make more off of carts . Where did you shop at?

 

[v4l555lover]

But HEY!!!!.......I LOVE BACON, so I keep on eating it. Like there won't ever be another pig on the planet.

mmmmmmm bacon !!!!!

 

[MoparMike]

Its from tobacco outlet in west houston. The owner is cool and has always adjusted his stock to give customers what they want. I don't think it is that he just wants to mark up the carts because he could do the same to bottles of juice.

Bacon is mostly fat huh? Must be why it tastes so damn good.

 

[dgriego]

The e-cig guy at our local mall sells juice. It is marked up a lot but he does sell it.

 

[Mac]

E liquid is currently unregulated. That will likely change soon. But currently there are NO laws restricting or prohibiting it's sale.

 

[koala61]

I asked at the local tobacco shop a couple weeks ago where the flavored e-juice was and the owner told me it was illegal for him to sell it. I just walked out. Didn't feel like arguing the point that day.

 

[The Mosh]

They're selling it at gas stations and tobacco stores all over Kansas City, totally unlabelled too. It's running $20 a bottle, but it's really good quality juice with a lot of kick... almost worth it.

 

[Mat Holl]

I'd love to know if anyone has any info on New Mexico regulation, if there is any.

 

[Vocalek]

I'd love to know if anyone has any info on New Mexico regulation, if there is any.

To date, no state has passed any laws regarding selling liquid. I beg of you, please do NOT contact state officials to ask this question. People who have asked this question in the past have ended up drawing unwanted attention to the products. Something that was not illegal became illegal (in terms of public health regulations) because someone just couldn't live with the adage:

It's easier to get forgiveness than permission.

Many of the folks running state health departments are deeply ensconsed with the anti-smoker movement, and the anti-smoker movement wants e-cigarettes to be banned.

Yes, "anti-smoker" was a conscious choice of words. I have no problem with people who are anti-smoking, but those who would rather see smokers dead than using safer alterantives are anti-smoker in my book.

 

[Mat Holl]

Thanks again Volcalek.