Attorney General Raoul Joins Bipartisan Effort To Curb Sales Of Illegal Vaping Products
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 24 other attorneys general urge payment processors to block transactions for illegal vaping products.Summary
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the city of New York, has called upon major credit card companies and payment processors—including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Stripe—to prevent their networks from facilitating the sale of illegal vaping products. The coalition argues that because the FDA has authorized only 41 e-cigarette products, the vast majority of vapes on the market are illegal and often target youth.
The group emphasizes that while state enforcement actions exist, payment processors are critical to stopping illegal sales at the source. They are requesting meetings to discuss solutions, such as prohibiting non-compliant merchants from using their services. This effort is part of Raoul's broader strategy to combat the vaping epidemic, which includes a lawsuit against the brand Posh and previous actions against Shopify Inc.
(Source：RiverBender.com)
