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*2020: Press Release: [https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/philadelphia-pittsburgh-cbp-officers-seize-nearly-half-million-dollars Philadelphia, Pittsburgh CBP Officers Seize Nearly Half-Million Dollars in Unapproved e-Cigarette Products] | *2020: Press Release: [https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/philadelphia-pittsburgh-cbp-officers-seize-nearly-half-million-dollars Philadelphia, Pittsburgh CBP Officers Seize Nearly Half-Million Dollars in Unapproved e-Cigarette Products] | ||
: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Philadelphia and the Port of Pittsburgh have been seizing counterfeit and unapproved vaping products since June, racking up 48 combined seizures worth an estimated $444,000. | : U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Philadelphia and the Port of Pittsburgh have been seizing counterfeit and unapproved vaping products since June, racking up 48 combined seizures worth an estimated $444,000. | ||
===2020: Article: [https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/politics/state/2020/06/04/vape-law-seen-as-boosting-10b-illegal-market/42433831/ Vape law seen as boosting $10B illegal market]=== | |||
*The task force concluded that the new law will lead to an increase in smuggling activity and black market sales. Rich Marianos, who served 27 years at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, told the task force that the illegal tobacco trade along Interstate 95 on the East Coast is a $10 billion industry that is already working to fill the void created by Massachusetts' new law. | |||
===2020: Article: [https://www.vapingpost.com/2020/10/19/uk-study-tpd-regulation-pushes-uk-vapers-to-the-black-market/ UK Study: TPD Regulation Pushes UK Vapers to The Black Market]=== | |||
*The restrictions caused some people to buy higher strength e-liquids and prohibited components on the black market via countries where regulations do not apply such as China and the US. | |||
===2019: Letter: [https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/MillerOMB_follow_up__3_Oct_2019__Pu_AD6FE02B6AB9B.pdf Letter by Iowa Attorney General Thomas Miller to Michelle Marston, Chief of Staff, Office of Management and Budget]=== | |||
*Flavor bans would cause: | |||
** A transfer of the supply of flavored products from legitimate American businesses to highly professional consumer-facing Chinese internet-based suppliers. | |||
** The development of a new and flourishing black market in flavored nicotine e-liquids manufactured by amateurs, opportunists, and criminal enterprise. Black markets that will supply both adults and teens with no discipline regarding age. This in itself carries risks – black markets may supply adulterated products made in unsanitary, unregulated conditions. Many participants in this trade are likely to expose adolescents to other black-market products (liquids containing THC, meth and other illicit drugs and other illicit products). It is conceivable that this will increase the overall risks to both adults and adolescents. | |||
** Migration of users to the existing unregulated sub-culture of DIY mixing of nicotine and food flavors. | |||
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*Law enforcement has not been afforded the opportunity of participating in legislative discussions or intentions to impose a ban. The impact of these proposed bans will fall squarely on the shoulders of state and local law enforcement. | *Law enforcement has not been afforded the opportunity of participating in legislative discussions or intentions to impose a ban. The impact of these proposed bans will fall squarely on the shoulders of state and local law enforcement. | ||
*I believe that New Jersey’s flavor ban legislation is a well-intended health policy that unfortunately is at odds with public safety. It opens a back door to the creation of interstate smuggling organizations and spurs the growth of illegitimate local markets profiting from the sale of outlawed tobacco products. For law enforcement, concerns are very real. And they’re not just blowing smoke. | *I believe that New Jersey’s flavor ban legislation is a well-intended health policy that unfortunately is at odds with public safety. It opens a back door to the creation of interstate smuggling organizations and spurs the growth of illegitimate local markets profiting from the sale of outlawed tobacco products. For law enforcement, concerns are very real. And they’re not just blowing smoke. | ||
===2019: Blog: [https://cei.org/blog/killing-us-with-kindness-democrats-war-on-vaping-costs-lives/ Killing Us with Kindness: Democrats’ War on Vaping Costs Lives]=== | |||
*Shutting down the licensed retailers who have every incentive to follow the law will not simply make vaping go away. Instead, it will drive the millions of e-cigarette users into the black market. There, consumers will have little guarantee about the safety of the products they’re buying, dealers have no incentive to check customers’ age, and regulators have a limited ability to track or stop them. | |||
*For those vapers reasonably fearful of black market products, there is also the do-it-yourself route. “Homebrewing” e-liquid may eliminate the risks of vaping the harmful chemicals found in black market products. But it also comes with its own dangers. These new dangers stem from the challenges of choosing safe ingredients, in safe concentrations, and avoiding contamination. Not everyone will get it right all of the time. | |||
===2017: Article: [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sharp-rise-in-smuggling-and-sale-of-e-cigarettes Sharp rise in smuggling and sale of e-cigarettes]=== | |||
*E-cigarettes are hot on the black market, given the rising number of cases the authorities have investigated in recent years in Singapore. | |||
===2016: Article: [https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-05/e-cigarette-black-market-will-thrive-if-fda-stomps-industry-critics-say?src=usn_tw What the E-Cigarette Black Market Will Look Like if FDA Stomps Industry]=== | |||
*Danger and death expected if vaping is driven underground. | |||
*The black market is going to be absolutely huge on this. There are going to be lots of enterprising people selling to their fellow vapers in bars. | |||
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=== | ===2014: Article: [https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/07/17/e-cigarette-users-would-ignore-bans-turn-to-black-market-survey-finds E-Cigarette Users Would Ignore Bans, Turn to Black Market, Survey Finds]=== | ||
* | *About 79 percent of respondents said they would “look to the black market” if products they use “were banned tomorrow," while 14 percent said they would return to smoking analog cigarettes. | ||
*Home-blended e-liquid would become common in response to flavor bans. This runs counter to the regulatory goal, which is to ensure safety. | |||
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