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Senate approves bill to create state directory of certified electronic smoking devices
Summary
The Senate advanced legislation to require the Department of Revenue to maintain a directory of electronic smoking devices (ENDS/vapes) approved for retail sale in Mississippi and to allow removal of noncompliant products; sponsors added an amendment to track future federal standard changes.
The Mississippi Senate on Monday approved a bill to create and maintain a state directory of certified electronic smoking devices that may be sold in Mississippi.
Senator Hawkins, explaining Senate Bill 2850 on the floor, said the measure is “to create and maintain a list of certified electronic smoking devices that can be sold in Mississippi.” He told colleagues that many products on the market have not completed Food and Drug Administration review and that a state directory would help retailers and wholesalers know which products are lawful to sell.
The bill would give the commissioner of the Department of Revenue authority to…
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