Can You Buy Vape Juice In Massachusetts?
Some states have strict rules on vape purchases. For example, the US State of California passed new Bills that make it almost impossible for CA residents to buy flavored vapes legally. However, that’s not the case with Massachusetts, which happens to be one of the US States with strict laws and regulations regarding vaping.
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If you live in Massachusetts, or planning to move there, and wish to know if you could buy your vapes while in the state, here’s what the regulations say.
Massachusetts Law on Vape Product Purchases
In Massachusetts, the purchase and sale of vape and nicotine products are regulated by several state laws designed to control access and reduce health risks associated with these products. Key regulations include:
- The sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping devices, to individuals under 21 years of age is prohibited.
- The sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol, is banned in non-age-restricted retail stores such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and gas stations. These products can only be sold in licensed, adult-only retail tobacco stores and smoking bars.
- Non-flavored nicotine vaping products with a nicotine content over 35 milligrams per milliliter are restricted to licensed, adult-only retail tobacco stores and smoking bars.
- Mail-order or internet sales of electronic smoking devices are prohibited unless the retailer requires age verification and obtains a signature from a person of legal sales age upon receipt.
Can You Buy Vape Juice In Massachusetts?
The simple answer is YES. You can buy nicotine vape juices in Massachusetts, but there are restrictions on where you can buy them and what concentrations you can buy legally. Flavored nicotine products can only be bought in adult-only smoking bars. While nicotine products with 35 milligrams per milliliter or less concentration can be purchased in convenience stores, gas stations, liquor stores, and other licensed stores.
For products with nicotine content over 35 mg/mL, it is compulsory to buy them in adult-only tobacco retail stores or smoking bars. No business or store is allowed to sell these highly concentrated products unless licensed by the State’s Department of Revenue.
How MA Vape Juice Restrictions Affect Vapers and Businesses?
For customers, the ban and restrictions limit the type of flavors people can buy and vape. Many ex-smokers who resorted to flavored vape products are getting frustrated as they cannot freely buy the exact flavor they wish to vape. Also, the MA vape excise tax made vapes and related products more expensive than they were. A good number of MA residents now travel out of the state to get their products and then bring them in through domestic flights.
For businesses, the restrictions are leading to massive declines in sales and revenue. The bans and restrictions have forced many vape and smoke stores, and even brands, to change their inventory. Worst still, many small vape shops are shutting already shutting down.
Conclusion
Well, yes, you can buy vape juice and flavored nicotine products in MA, but there are restrictions to how you can go about the purchases. Your purchases must be in designated stores with a license to sell such products. It’s getting more frustrating by the day, the way States are clamping down on vapes and related products. Quite sad.
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