Jackson urges credit card companies to block illegal vape sales title
Attorney General Jeff Jackson urges credit card companies to stop illegal vape sales to children.Summary
Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging nine major credit card companies and payment processors to take stronger action to stop their networks from being used to sell illegal vaping products, particularly to children. The coalition includes American Express, Capital One, Citigroup, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block. Jackson emphasized that "it shouldn't be this easy for a kid to go online and buy a vape using a credit card" and called for stronger safeguards. E-cigarettes are strictly regulated under federal and state law, requiring FDA approval for legal sales, which has only been granted to 45 products. North Carolina has taken a leading role in this effort, being the first state to sue e-cigarette company Juul for marketing to young people. The attorneys general are urging the payment companies to prohibit merchants and processors that break the law from using their networks.
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