There seems to be a lot of confusion on what the new “Nicotine Ban” will mean for us Vapers and how it will impact both consumers and businesses alike. This is a quick, easy to understand guide as to what the new regulations will mean for us.
The Current legislation has been deemed an issue by the Commonwealth of Australia because there is a severe disconnect between Commonwealth Law and State/Territory Laws which creates more confusion than it should. Most Vapers in Australia don’t even understand what the current laws mean, so it’s understandable that the new laws seem like an Iron Fist of doom being dropped on us. For the sake of clarity, I’m not going to go right into what the current laws mean for us, as each state/territory is different, and the purpose of this is to understand the NEW laws, and how they may impact us.
Contrary to popular belief, the proposed legislation for later this year is indeed not a ban in the sense, but a safety regulation. As of writing this BLOG with the information available, this is how things will supposedly work step by step:
Although all of this may seem complicated and unnecessary, the reason this is being done is to try and limit access to nicotine containing vape products by youth and non-smokers to limit the supposed “gateway effect” (just because we are mentioning it, doesn’t mean we believe it even exists)
The only added step here for the majority of people is that you will have to pay your GP a visit and get a prescription, so its not really that much of an added complication.
For those in QLD for example nothing is really changing on a legal front, these are the same laws that have applied for years for Queensland based Vapers.
For the most part, absoloutley nothing. The only difference is that it will be legally mandated that all nicotine containing products must have a childproof lid, which is not a drama as even though none of the liquids we sell contain nicotine, all of them have childproof lids anyway.
For the day to day running of a vape store like your local Super Vape Store, there will be no visible impact, we will still be stocking the same flavours and devices as before and providing the best customer service!
If you want to read further on this, I would recommend checking out the related section on the TGA’s website below :)
Dan
- Super Vape Store Nerang