Is March 28th the cutoff date for vape products?

[silkakc]

MisterE sent out emails saying,"
On March 28, 2021, we will no longer be able to send vapor products to our US customers."

Is that the legal date the ban starts?

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

If you mean Mir. eliquid, then I would assume that is the correct date because they seem to really be keeping up on the issue.

However, I thought it was supposed to be 120 days after the passage of the bill, which would mean sometime in May.

 

[Territoo]

It's 90 days after the bill was signed, so March 28 sounds about right.

 

[PennyLynn]

Testing. Testing.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Text - H.R.133 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

12/27/2020 Became Public Law No: 116-260

Unless they changed it to 90 days before it was passed...

SEC. 603. NONMAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

(a) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall
promulgate regulations to clarify the applicability of the prohibition
on mailing of cigarettes under section 1716E of title 18, United States
Code, to electronic nicotine delivery systems, in accordance with the
amendment to the definition of ``cigarette'' made by section 602.

(b) Effective Date.--The prohibition on mailing of cigarettes under
section 1716E of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to
electronic nicotine delivery systems on and after the date on which the
United States Postal Service promulgates regulations under subsection
(a) of this section.

 

[JCinFLA]

@silkakc -

Since it became law on 12/27/2020 and the document says this - "(a) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall
promulgate regulations......."

So, from that wording...it seems that it CAN be in effect earlier than the 120 days. It depends on if the USPS gets their act together before the 120 days and does what's required of them, as far as clarifying how, and exactly to what, the prohibition will be applied!

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

So, from that wording...it seems that it CAN be in effect earlier than the 120 days.

Right, and if they get it done before 120 days, I'd be shocked seeing how they have major operating issues right now as it is.

I remember reading somewhere else that the 90-day thing applies to the private carriers. This might be because they already have policies in place prohibiting tobacco in certain cases (but they don't seem to enforce it). The bill doesn't seem to address this, though.

 

[Territoo]

I stand corrected.