Gov. Spencer Cox signed Senate Bill 61, or the Electronic Cigarette Amendments, into law on March 20, which updates policies within the state regarding the production and sale of nicotine products. This update follows a rise in teen usage of e-cigarettes, with some schools reporting that students have been matching their cologne with their vape flavor to hide the smell.
This bill increases the regulations required for the sale of electronic cigarettes and prohibits the sale of cigarette products that have not received market authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. It also creates a nicotine limit for these products while prohibiting the sale of flavored e-cigarette products.
A “flavored product” is described as “an electronic cigarette product that is labeled as, or has a taste or smell of any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, spice or mint.” This leaves tobacco or menthol as the only E-cigarette flavors available for sale.
In addition, the bill also creates a registry for e-cigarette products, which requires companies to provide nicotine levels, the name of the product and any flavors that are included.
Following its signature, the bill is set to go into effect starting July 1.
Author: Aidan Mortensen
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Editor: Anna Mower
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