“The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) has published an index ranking each U.S. state on the consumer-friendliness of its vapor regulations. Rankings are assigned based on a legislative actions, including restrictions, taxation, and online sales prohibitions. According to the index, California is the “worst state for vaping.” New York, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are also among the least consumer-friendly states. Excessive flavor bans, taxes, and prohibitions on online commerce grow the black-market sector and harm consumers who want less harmful alternatives to smoking. If states want to innovate in 2020 and provide adult smokers with an alternative that is less harmful, they should look to reform their state laws to better accommodate this new technology that is helping millions.”
NOTE: Colorado will likely plummet in the near future, as they have heavy vape product taxation on the election ballot under Proposition EE, and are also pushing for complete flavor bans. In fact, under their proposed regulations, cigarettes would be taxed at a lower rate than vape products, and they admitted they are intentionally taxing the vape products in order to cover their budget shortfalls which they mismanaged.
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States Ranked on Vapor Regulations
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