Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes
Summary
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to reduce plastic pollution. The ban begins January 1, 2027 for manufacturing and importing, and January 1, 2028 for retail sales, with fines for violations.Key Facts
- The law bans single-use electronic cigarettes that have built-in batteries.
- Manufacturing and importing of these devices will be banned starting January 1, 2027.
- Retail sales ban will start on January 1, 2028.
- Fines for breaking the ban are $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second, and $2,000 for others.
- The ban applies only to disposable vapes with tobacco, not cannabis vapes.
- Disposable vapes often end up as litter and can leak harmful chemicals like lead and lithium.
- About 500,000 disposable vapes are thrown away daily in the US.
- Some small business groups worry the ban could hurt family-owned stores and increase smuggling.
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