WA Governor Inslee proposes 95% tax on all vapor products, banning Internet sales of vapor products, increasing cig tax by $.50/pack

[Bill Godshall]

DrMA wrote

BTW, IMO This has nothing to do with the other plant.

Depends upon if/how potentially forthcoming legislation in WA (to implement the Governor's budget proposal) defines e-cigarettes and/or vapor products to be taxed.

Based upon Inslee's vague budget proposal, all vapor products (including those are used to vape the other plant or extracts from the other plant) would be taxed at 95%, Internet sales would be banned to WA consumers, and all distributors and retailers would be licensed by the WA LCB and would have to comply with OTP auditing regulations.

http://ofm.wa.gov/budget15/highligh...2_Excise_tax_on_e-cigs_and_vapor_products.pdf

Vapor products would be defined to include all e-cigarettes, e-liquid and
stand-alone vaporizing paraphernalia, even if the product does not contain
nicotine.
• Distributors and retailers of vapor products would have to be licensed
with the Liquor Control Board (LCB) and comply with recordkeeping and
audit requirements similar to those applicable to the other tobacco
products (OTP) tax.
• Internet sales of vapor products directly to consumers in Washington
would be banned.

 

[2legsshrt]

Man Idaho is looking better all the time only 20 miles away. I wonder if you could have your stuff sent to a friends house there and drive over and pick it up.

 

[2legsshrt]

When I was still smoking and cigs were up to only $60 a carton here we drove to the res in Idaho and paid $22.