California vape ban
California will ban single-use, battery-powered vape sales to fight plastic pollution, with manufacturing barred from 2027 and retail from 2028.Summary
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to combat plastic pollution. The law makes it illegal to manufacture or import new or refurbished battery-embedded vapor devices starting January 1, 2027, and prohibits retail sales beginning January 1, 2028. The ban specifically targets disposable tobacco-containing e-cigarettes but excludes cannabis vaping devices. Violators face escalating fines: $500 for a first offense, $1,000 for a second, and $2,000 for subsequent violations. Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin authored the bill, stating it will help prevent battery acid from leaching into lands and waterways. According to the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG), nearly 500,000 disposable vapes are discarded daily in the United States. Experts note that disposable vapes are appealing because they are more accessible and cheaper than refillable devices, but they frequently end up in landfills where their batteries create fire hazards, or on the ground where they leak toxic chemicals including lead and lithium.
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