Big tobacco, Kansas lawmakers take on unauthorized vapes - McPherson Sentinel

Big tobacco, Kansas lawmakers take on unauthorized vapes - McPherson Sentinel

By: Anna Kaminski KansasReflector.com TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate approved tougher regulations on vapes Wednesday in an effort to crack down on unlicensed products and eliminate advertisements geared toward children. Major tobacco companies were behind the bill, which would impose the same licensing and advertising requirements on e-cigarettes as other nicotine products. Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee Republican, said it “cuts out the bad actors,…