Disposable Vapes Still Widely (and Predictably) Sold in Post-Ban UK

Disposable Vapes Still Widely (and Predictably) Sold in Post-Ban UK

Disposable nicotine vapes are still being sold by retailers in the United Kingdom, even though they were recently banned. This was widely predicted by tobacco harm reduction advocates and others, but new research sought to illustrate its extent. The UK controversially banned sales of single-use e-cigarettes on June 1. A recent investigation claims that almost one in four retailers are breaking the law by continuing to sell them. The investigatio…

Police and Trading Standards target stores still selling disposable vapes

Officers from Barrow’s Neighbourhood Policing (NPT) team seized a ‘significant quantity’ of illegal disposal vape pens that were ‘hidden away’ at a shop