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Utah committee advances bill to regulate nicotine-free vapes, ban cannabinoid vapes outside medical program
Summary
A Utah legislative committee favorably recommended second-substitute HB 265 to extend the state's e-cigarette product registry to non-nicotine inhalation products, increase enforcement against unregistered retailers and bar sale of cannabinoid vapes outside the state's medical cannabis framework.
A Utah legislative committee on Tuesday voted to advance second-substitute HB 265, a bill that would expand the state's electronic-cigarette product registry to cover non-nicotine inhalation products and strengthen enforcement against sellers of unregistered or mislabeled vape products.
Representative Jason E. Thompson, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure closes loopholes that industry has used to market flavored and cannabinoid vapes to young people. "HB 265 makes the sale of cannabinoid vapes illegal outside Utah's medical cannabis framework," the…
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