Our friends at the Tax Foundation have released a new map — updated as of June 1, 2020 — detailing the excise taxes that various states have placed on the sale of vaping products. The Tax Foundation’s Janelle Cammenga writes: Vapor products have been growing in popularity since they entered the market in 2007, and taxation […]
Tax Amendment Scores Big Win For New Jersey Small Businesses and Consumers
When it comes to taxation of vaping products, less is more. Indeed, in our view, the best level of taxation on vaping products is no tax, as we know that adding new taxes on vaping products actually discourages adult smokers from using them to quit smoking. But what happens when revenue-hungry state politicians insist on […]
AVA Testifies Against Increased Tariffs on Vaping Products
How do you bring American manufacturing to an industry that could be wiped out by government over-regulation in the next four years? Short answer: Absent real regulatory reform, you don’t. That was the message AVA President Gregory Conley and five other harm reduction advocates brought to Washington D.C. on July 24, 2018, when a public […]
AVA Update on State Vaping Laws & Regulations – 5/15/2018
Legislative updates on Alaska, Massachusetts, California, Vermont, and other states. Alaska In the final hours of the Alaska Legislature’s 2018 session, two vaping-related bills passed; SB 63 (a bill that bans the sale of nicotine-free vapor products to minors) and SB 15 (a statewide smoking ban that includes vaping). Both bills await the signature of […]
NY: Lawmaker pushes to tax e-cigs and vaping products
State Sen. David Carlucci’s new bill calls for a 25 cent per ml tax on nicotine liquid used in e-cigarettes and vaping pens. Lawmaker pushes to tax e-cigs and vaping products – News 12 Westchester