Update on the controversy of flavored vape products

MARQUETTE — An update on the controversy with the vape ban and the injunction that has stopped the ban is still being talked about down in Lansing.

U.P. vape shop owners Eric Curtis and Marc Slis were down in Lansing at the beginning of the week to testify about regulations for vape. This is in response to the ban being lifted through an injunction that was granted by Court of Claims judge in Detroit. Now shop owners from around the state are in support of sensible regulations. The owners have even started backing the House Bill 5019; which would emplace a cap on nicotine in flavored vape juices at 20 milligrams.

Some of the owners gave testimony as well to help push for sensible regulations of vape juice products. As well as stating where most of the nicotine products are being bought illegally by minors.

“During my testimony, since January 1st of 2018, on the FDA’s website it shows that 99.9% of violations occurred in gas stations, convenience stores and tobacco shops,” explained Eric Curtis, Owner of Rustic Vapor. “It just doesn’t seem like they are looking at the facts or statistics. They just think that flavors are the devil.”

The shop owners across the state are willing to work with legislatures to make sensible and fair regulations. The debate on these regulations for flavored vape products will continue to go forward.

ABC 10 will follow this story as it develops.