{"id":26210,"date":"2021-03-18T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvape.co.uk\/blog\/?p=26210"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:28:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:28:03","slug":"vape-mail-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvape.co.uk\/blog\/vape-mail-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Vape Mail Ban Takes Effect April 5 – What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021<\/a>, a spending bill to provide stimulus to the American people during Covid. But it sneakily applied a vape mail ban as well.<\/p>\n

Buried within that act were 5 nasty pages which included the “Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act<\/a>“<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Why are vapes being banned from the mail?<\/h2>\n

Aimed to curb underage smoking, this act puts in place the same limitations that already exist for cigarettes and other tobacco products and applies them to the online sales of e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n

Keeping e-cigarettes and tobacco products out of the hands of the youth is something we all can agree on.<\/p>\n

However, the act goes a step further by amending the Jenkins Act, which generally prohibits the mailing of cigarettes to customers through the United States Postal Service (USPS).<\/p>\n

Lumping in Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems otherwise known as “ENDS” in the act. These ENDS will now have the same mailing restrictions forced upon them as cigarettes.<\/p>\n

Broad Strokes Affects Many Folks<\/h2>\n

The biggest issue with this act is the wording.<\/p>\n

In the act it defines ENDS as any electronic device that, through an aerosolized solution, delivers nicotine, flavor, or any other substance to the user inhaling from the device.<\/p>\n

Pretty broad and general right?<\/p>\n

It could pretty much be used to describe any device, from aromatherapy products, to baby vaporizers, or oil vapes\u00a0and wax devices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The guidelines also include any component, liquid, part, or accessory of an ENDS, regardless of whether sold separately from the device.<\/p>\n

Once again, extremely broad in its scope, so now we’re talking, mouthpieces, balloons, whips, capsules, wax tanks, etc.<\/p>\n

Almost anything can be interpreted to fall under an ENDS the way the act is worded.<\/p>\n

\"Man<\/p>\n

What to expect when the Vape Mail Ban takes effect?<\/h2>\n

Originally the bill just included the federally run mail service USPS.<\/p>\n

However, soon enough the dominoes began to fall, with FedEx, UPS, and DHL all joining the vape mail ban.<\/p>\n

As of right now, this means, come April 5, 2021, you will no longer be able to purchase any vape related product online and have it shipped directly to you.<\/p>\n

It also means in the future there will be much tighter restrictions going forward like age verification, which many companies already do.<\/p>\n

However, this will most likely encompass other non-nicotine products like wax pens, e-rigs, and oil pens.<\/p>\n

Multiple lawyers from top tier vaporizer companies have confirmed that dry herb vaporizers will not be affected.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, if you have had an eye on a wax pen<\/a> or an e-rig<\/a>, now may be the time to purchase it, as they will be harder to find in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\"Mobile<\/p>\n

Does the vape mail ban only effect online retailers?<\/h2>\n

So the sticky part about the way the act is written is that in order for business to business transactions to happen, to get product into brick and mortar’s, a company deemed to provide ENDS must now have a tobacco product license in order to ship directly to a business.<\/p>\n

Well almost all dry herb vaporizer manufacturers, as well as wax pen, oil pen, and e-rig manufacturers or their respective wholesalers do not have these licenses.<\/p>\n

Nor do they want them and may not qualify for them. Which eliminates them from being able to ship their products at all, even business to business (B2B).<\/p>\n

\"Save<\/p>\n

Concentrate vaporizers will be effected by mail ban<\/h2>\n

One thing we do predict is that concentrate vaporizers\u00a0 and wax pens, like the Utillian 5<\/a>, are going to get caught up in this mess rather quickly. While oil pens are 100% going to be banned under this regulation.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately with the wording in the act being extremely broad, oil pens and concentrate vaporizers will at least temporarily have a target on their back.<\/p>\n

This will force a lot of companies to stop shipping out wax devices while searching for temporary solutions for getting their products into the hands of customers.<\/p>\n

It is also going to leave a lot of consumers out in the cold, who have previously purchased devices, but can no longer source wax accessories<\/a>, like a new bucket for their e-rig or coil for their wax pen.<\/p>\n

\"Hands<\/p>\n

What can you do to help?<\/h2>\n

While things may seem pretty dire, now is the time to mobilize the vaporizer community and have our voices heard. A coalition of vaporizer companies have assembled to do just that. In fact, this is the first time in the industry that the top vaporizer companies have band together like this.<\/p>\n

As part of USPS’ rulemaking process they are accepting public feedback through March 20, 2021. Now is the time to let them know that their terminology is too broad.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to help we ask that you then write to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov with the subject line: E-Cigarette Restrictions and ask that they rewrite the definition of ENDS to not include personal vaporizers designed for use with non-tobacco herbs or concentrates of non-tobacco herbs that do not contain nicotine, such as hemp and aromatics.<\/p>\n

With enough of our voices together, we are confident that we can get USPS to clarify their definition and save non-tobacco and non-nicotine related vaping products from being swept up in this act.<\/p>\n

If you are a medical patient who requires these types of devices for your quality of life, this will drastically impact how you are able to obtain them. If at all.<\/p>\n

\"Man<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts – A Call For Clarity<\/h2>\n

So if you were ever interested in buying a wax device<\/a>, now may just be the time to pull the trigger. With all the uncertainty who knows when you will be able to get one shipped to you after April.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, we can understand the intent of the act. We agree that keeping nicotine and tobacco products out of the hands of kids is very important.<\/p>\n

However, with such broad strokes in the act and ambiguous wording, this act can be extremely damaging to both business’ and consumers of products that are non-nicotine or tobacco related.<\/p>\n

As it stands right now, there is a ton of confusion and panic among both consumers and businesses. We need clarity and transparency. A blanket ban of these types of goods is not the solution.<\/p>\n

We must work together to find a better way. Again, Write to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov with the subject line: E-Cigarette Restrictions. And ask for non-tobacco related products to be exempt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, a spending bill to provide stimulus to the American people during Covid. But it sneakily applied a vape mail ban as well. Buried within that act were 5 nasty pages which included the “Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act“ Why are<\/p>\n

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