Kentucky shops, hemp association sue over new anti-vaping law Louisville Public Media
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Severalbusinessesthatsellvapes,aswellastheKentuckyHempAssociationandKentuckyVapingRetailersAssociation,aresuingthestategovernmentoverHouseBill11,whichwillrestrictvapesalesstartingin2025.
Amongotherpolicychanges,HB11willbarbusinessesfromsellingvapesthateitheraren’tauthorizedbytheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationoraren’tinthemidstoftheapprovalprocess.
Thousandsofnicotinevapingproductsfeaturingadizzyingarrayofflavorsaresoldacrossthecountry,butonly23havetheFDA’ssignoff.
HB11’sleadsponsor,GOPRep.RebeccaRaymerofMorgantown,saidinaMarchmeetingthatthegoalistogetvapeproducts“offthemarketthatwerebeinggearedtowardourchildren.”
“Once[theFDA]becametheregulatoryauthorityoverthisin2016throughCongress’direction,theyhavesetguidelinesforwhatcouldstayonthemarket,”Raymersaid.“Wearenotmakinganythingillegal.WearesimplyfollowingwhattheFDAhasputinplace.”
AvarietyofargumentsforandagainstHB11weremadeduringpubli
