More than 100 dedicated vaping stores in WA have closed since the introduction of strict new laws last year, but a raft of convenience stores are still flouting the rules and selling illegal vapes under the counter.

Those are the findings of a new report from The University of Notre Dame, which warns convenience stores “remain a common source of vapes for young people”.

Dedicated vape stores in WA have all but disappeared after the introduction of new legislation, according to a new report. Credit: James Brickwood

The report, published on Wednesday in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health , found that of 194 vape shops operating in WA in January 2023, 117 had closed by September 2024, three months after strict federal legislation barring the sale of vapes came in

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