Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes – WTOP News

Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes – WTOP News

California will ban the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to fight plastic pollution under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Vapes, sometimes called electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated devices that contain aerosolized nicotine or cannabis, often with flavorings and other chemicals. Refillable and disposable options are sold. The ban targets single-use e-cigarettes, making it...

Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes

It specifically tackles disposable e-cigarettes that contain tobacco. It won’t include vaping devices containing cannabis.

Disposable vapes banned in California

California will pull disposable nicotine vapes from store shelves by 2028 under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, while a companion bill gives schools a hazardous waste route for vapes confiscated from students.