Whitmer vape tax plan would ban most flavors as ‘contraband’

Michigan could ban many vape products under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to tax e-cigarettes in the name of public health

The plan would ban the sale of non-FDA approved vaping products and calls for seizing and removing them from store shelves

Ban would include most flavored vapes. Whitmer tried to ban them before in 2019 but courts overturned the emergency order

LANSING — The majority of vaping products in Michigan could be seized as contraband if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to tax vaping products similar to cigarettes takes effect as currently proposed.

The plan is meant to “curb usage and protect public health” by extending Michigan’s 32% wholesale tax on tobacco products to e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery devices, according to a State Budget Office memo .

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