Pelosi to “Whip” Votes for Flavor Ban

fter a few twists and turns, House Democratic leaders finally got their caucus together enough to pass a bill that would, if it becomes law, destroy the independent vaping industry. The Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act is not, however, expected to pass in the Senate—and it may not even get a vote.

Before it was debated, HR 2339 had been combined with another bill—HR 4742—which proposes taxing e-liquid nicotine content. Combined, the two bills would:

• Ban all e-liquid flavors except tobacco
• Tax the nicotine in e-liquid at 2.78 cents per milligram ($10 on a 30 mL bottle of 12 mg/mL e-juice)

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