I think your right, GTR. But, high nic juice(100mg) is dangerous stuff. So, I guess we just need to be extra carefull w/ that. If some 24mg juice leaks out, nobody is going to be harmed from it. But one postal worker ends up sick from high nic juice, and it will look really bad for our hobby. I guess just knowledgable caution needs to be exercized when packing.
I've been doing a lot of reading of all the Postal and ODOT regs. I'll post some of my findings with links so you can read them yourselves because frankly my head is beginning to swim and I need some time to process and put it all together.
The question really hinges on whether or not Nicotine qualifies as an ORM-D. I think it might but further research is needed. Lets start from the beginning:
Shipping of Liquids:
DMM 601 Mailability Section 2.4
Basically says you can ship liquids. Breakable containers over 4 ounces should be cushioned and sealed in plastic, blah, blah, blah. It also states it should be marked as containing liquids. (I wouldn't though.)
Hazardous Materials:
DMM 601 Mailability Section 10.3 states that limited quantities of hazardous substances are mailable provided they meet the requirements of being an ORM-D, and are labeled correctly etc.
10.6 Lists the Hazards Classes. Nicotine falls under class 6.1 Toxic Substance. It then points you to 10.16.2, and I quote:
10.16.2 Mailability
Toxic substances or poisons are prohibited in international mail.
For domestic mail, a Division 6.1 toxic substance or poison that can qualify as an ORM-D material is permitted when packaged under the applicable requirements in 10.16.4. Certain other poisonous materials are permitted to be mailed only between the authorized parties and under the conditions in 10.16.3.
10.16.4 Packaging and Marking
The following requirements must be met, as applicable:
a.
A toxic substance that can qualify as an ORM-D material and does not exceed a total capacity of 8 ounces per mailpiece is permitted if: the material is held in a primary receptacle(s); enough cushioning material surrounds the primary receptacle to absorb all potential leakage; the cushioning and primary receptacle(s) are packed in another securely sealed secondary container that is placed within a strong outer shipping container. Each mailpiece must be plainly and durably marked on the address side with "ORM-D" or "ORM-D AIR," as applicable, immediately following or below the proper shipping name. Mailable material sent via surface transportation must be marked on the address side as "Surface Only" or "Surface Mail Only."
Nicotine can travel by air or surface per CFR 49 172.101 which is a table of all the Hazmat stuff. We need to find a key to this table and research a bit more because it should tell us if nicotine qualifies as an ORM-D, or any other possible exceptions or restrictions. It does however list Nicotine (and several derivatives) as Hazard Class 6.1.
Link is below, do a search for nicotine.
http://setonresourcecenter.com/transportation/49CFR/172_101tb.pdf
I haven't looked at batteries because frankly everyone ships them.
I still think that with proper packaging there really shouldn't be any problems. I seem to remember reading about child safety caps being a proper container for ORM-D's but can't recall the link.
Keep in mind that Nicotine is used as an organic pesticide licensed through 2014 and is classified as such.
The LD50 for Nicotine is 230 mg/Kg when tested on mice.
Caffeine has an LD50 of 230 mg/Kg when tested on hamsters.
The above LD50 data was found in the "The Merck Index, 11th edition," and is normalized to mg/Kg of animals bodyweight.
