NC Advocates Continue Push for Bill to Crack Down on Youth Vaping

Targeting vaping ‘epidemic,’ NC lawmakers could remove hundreds of products from stores

Legislation backed by a North Carolina Senate committee would create a vaping directory that restricts the number of products that can be sold.

Tighter regulations on vape shops sought in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Supporters of tighter regulations on vape shops in North Carolina and a higher age limit for purchasing tobacco vape products, pushed Tuesday for state legislative hearings on companion bills pending in the House and Senate.

NC advocates continue push for bill to crack down on youth vaping

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Dozens of advocates joined together at the North Carolina General Assembly Tuesday fighting for a chance to have a bill crack down on youth vaping heard by North Carolina lawmakers. House Bill 430, known as Solly's Law, and its corresponding Senate Bill 318  would require a tobacco retail sales permit for businesses to align with federal law, which sets the minimum age to purchase at 21. SPECIAL REPORT | North Carolin…

Lawmakers pushing to raise legal age to buy tobacco products in North Carolina

The N.C. House bill would raise the legal purchasing age from 18 to 21 years old.

NC lawmakers debate raising tobacco purchase age to 21 amid vaping crisis

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would raise the age of sale for tobacco and vape products to 21 in an effort to get North Carolina in compliance with federal law.

Advocates ask lawmakers for a hearing on youth vaping law

Lawmakers and advocates once again convened at the Legislative Building in Raleigh on Tuesday to call for House Bill 430 — titled “Solly’s Law,” which would restrict youth vaping — to be taken up by the General Assembly. Both the House and Senate versions of the bill have been in the rules committees since March, when the bill was first introduced.… The post Advocates ask lawmakers for a hearing on youth vaping law appeared first on EdNC.