Two New Indiana Vape Laws Will Kill Your Business and Your Customers If Passed
One Indiana law proposes total prohibition on nicotine vaping for adults while leaving cigarettes on store shelves.
The other bans all vapes not made by the tobacco industry. There is a common thread of corruption here. Both of these laws must be stopped.Â
New Indiana Laws Will Kill Your Business and Your Customers
Ostensibly a conservative state, Indiana lawmakers have jumped on the social engineering train and have devised a pair of laws that will decimate small business owners. Apart from the jobs lost, these prohibitionist laws will have a catastrophic long-term impact on public health.
- H.B. 1218 seeks to ban the sale and distribution of all e-liquids and vapor products starting July 1, 2025. It is a FULL VAPE BAN.
- H.B. 1650 would create a regulatory framework that bars all vaping products save a handful of overpriced and obsolete devices sold by the tobacco industry.
Neither law takes into account that vaping restrictions have been shown to increase cigarette sales. The only beneficiary is the tobacco industry, as youth vaping rates have reached 10-year lows in 2024.
Call Your Lawmaker Now
- Email or call your Indiana state representatives and urge them to vote NO on H.B. 1218 & H.B. 1650. The lives of adult nicotine consumers clearly do not matter to the authors of these laws but the voices of business owners will be given more weight.
- Share this information with fellow business owners, consumers, and advocates.Â
- Stay updated on hearings and legislative developments. You can find your elected officials using VTA’s Action Center.Â
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Indiana Vape Laws Will Kill Jobs, Then Your Customers
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H.B. 1218 – Vape Prohibition
- This law is full prohibition and completely bans e-liquids and vapor products in Indiana starting July 1, 2025, regardless of their compliance with federal regulations.Â
- Eliminates legal vapor products forces adult consumers back to combustible cigarettes or unregulated markets.Â
- Punishes Small Businesses & Workers – Vape shops, distributors, and manufacturers will be forced to close, leading to job losses and economic damage. Â
H.B. 1650 – Creates Tobacco Industry Monopoly
- Creates a Burdensome PMTA Registry, which is based on a failed FDA scheme that is currently being addressed by Supreme Court.
- The FDA’s PMTA process is classic regulatory capture, with only tobacco industry products receiving approval.
- Restricts commerce, as only the tobacco industry and large resellers have the financial wherewithal to navigate the law- and only less profitable big tobacco vapes will be available for sale.
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What to Say to Lawmakers
- Â You are a law abiding business owner. Underage vaping has reached a ten year low and vape bans increase cigarette sales. Blood will be on the hands of anyone who votes for these schemes.
- Â Banning legal vapor products will drive people back to smoking or unregulated markets.Â
- Â H.B. 1650 forces the state to enforce failed FDA schemes that were designed to favor Big Tobacco and deny entry to smaller businesses.
- The FDA is empowered to regulate vapes, the future of their PMTA process is being decided by the Supreme Court.
- Lawmakers should prioritize science-based regulations for safe access to nicotine products for adults, rather than restricting access for adults and providing a lifeline to the tobacco industry.
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