Does the Vaporizer Shipping Ban Apply to You? Legislation intended to curb teen smoking also affects cannabis, experts say, though wholesale and manufacturing transport might be exempt By Ivan Moreno Congress is prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from shipping nicotine vaping products to prevent underage smoking. But attorneys say the legislation includes language that makes all types of vaping products subject to the ban. The federal government still has to explain how the law will be enforced, but cannabis attorneys say anyone who sells vaping products needs to know that: * Shipping must happen through private companies such as DHL, which require a signature upon delivery. FedEx and UPS have said they will not ship vaping products. * The shipping ban is part of an update to an existing law to collect taxes from tobacco sales by state, which means vaping products will have to start complying with those same tax requirements. * Sellers of vaping products must register with the U.S. attorney general. * Although the legislation takes effect in March, the USPS has 120 days after that to create rules to implement the new law. March 2021 | mjbizdaily.com 61http://www.mjbizdaily.com