Online Sales Attack
The American Senate is fast tracking a bill that aims to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from accepting packages containing vapour products
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by Dave Cross
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CASAA says: “S.1253, which is the Senate version of HR 3842, is being fast-tracked through committee. This bill would prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from accepting packages of vapour products for delivery. While this is not an all-out ban on online sales (private carriers like UPS and FedEx offer signature on delivery), it would raise the cost of purchasing vapour products (by $15-$20 per shipment) for people who depend on being able to have safer alternatives delivered to their door (i.e. people who live in rural areas, people who are unable to be home to sign for deliveries, etc…) by requiring signature on delivery.”
The organisation is calling out to vapers to take action by submitting a message through The Senate contact form.
“While it is understandable that lawmakers want to make it harder for youth to get their hands-on nicotine products,” it adds, “this legislation will not address access to social sources or illegal sellers on popular social media platforms. In short, all that S.1253/HR.3842 will do is make it more difficult for people to access safer alternatives to smoking. For people living in small towns and urban neighbourhoods where vape shops might not exist, this means that cigarettes will remain the most popular and convenient tobacco product.”
The Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act is supported by 13 Democrats and 12 Republicans:
Democrats
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Republicans
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
- Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
The full text of the Bill is as follows: “To apply requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled”
“This Act may be cited as the ‘Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act’.
It aims to: “Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall promulgate regulations to clarify the applicability of the prohibition on mailing of cigarettes under section 1716E of title 18, United States Code, to electronic nicotine delivery systems, in accordance with the amendment to the definition of cigarette made by section 2.”
Related:
- S.1253 - Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act – [link]
Dave Cross
Journalist at POTVDave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous vape companies to develop content for their websites.
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