It’s been a few years since the state of New York banned flavored vaping products in a move intended to protect children. So how has that been working out? Back in 2018, when Rhode Island tried implementing a similar ban, it was widely predicted that they would create a burgeoning black market for “vaping pirates.” (These are the modern equivalent of the tobacco pirates that immediately went into operation when various types of cigarettes have been banned.) So it probably shouldn’t come as any surprise that we saw that exact result in Rhode Island and now it’s happening all across New York. But the methods have changed and the pirates are far more blatant in their efforts. (NY-1)Read More
NY’s flavored vape ban spawns a new generation of tobacco pirates
