Shopify to Bar All Vapes
The platform acted after 25 state attorneys general urged stronger protections, while officials said most online e-cigarettes lack Food and Drug Administration approval.
- Shopify Inc. will ban all vaping products from its e-commerce platform this week, responding to pressure from a bipartisan coalition of 25 state attorneys general to curb sales of unlicensed e-cigarettes.
- The coalition pressured the Ottawa-based company since last year to address a booming $9 billion illegal market, as most online e-cigarettes lack Food and Drug Administration approval and are considered "adulterated" under federal law.
- In May, Mastercard warned its partners that facilitating sales of unlicensed vapes violates its standards, threatening investigations for non-compliance where unlicensed products remain widely available.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul welcomed the move as a public health victory, with Ellison stating, "I'm pleased that Shopify has responded to my calls to stop selling products that are harming children."
- Federal law prohibits shipping adulterated tobacco products across state lines, and the Food and Drug Administration has authorized only 45 specific e-cigarette products, establishing a regulatory framework states continue strengthening.
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Shopify to ban all vape sales amid crackdown on illegal e-cigarettes | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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