NYS passed a flavor ban on 4/3/20.
I read the summary from CASAA however it wasn’t clear regarding the impact of the DIY community.
I was hoping to get feedback regarding the potential impact of this in New York State.
Can we still purchase flavors from an online vendor? What about nicotine?
Can't be sure yet until the full text of the bill is available. That being said, I bought another liter of nic just in case. VG/PG/flavors are unlikely to be affected, as they all have other uses outside vaping. Nic is the most likely thing to be worried about.
As a NYer: Ah, fuck.
Hadn't realized it was so close to passing already. Thankfully I have a decent amount of flavoring on hand anyway in case it becomes hard to get and I've got plenty of nic in the freezer. But still a huge bummer cause I'm waiting on some money coming my way plus the stimulus check, and was planning to buy supplies.
Hoping this doesn't affect the DIY community like it will the vape shops. Where I live in Queens even before the big vape scare tactics started 2 local shops went out of business, I can't imagine the one remaining shop will be able to stay open. Fuck Cuomo and all those who voted on this scare mongering bullshit.
No idea about anything, don't live in NY.
Flavouring you buy is for food use usually (just rebranded by some retailers).
A lot of sites you can buy from though are intended for food flavouring, so you could buy from them, then buy nicotine and then buy PG/VG.
I doubt you'd be airstriked the moment the ingredients finally mix into a flavoured e-liquid in your bottle. I think they are more concerned with stopping the whole 'appeal to kids' and you can't always blame them... I mean.... The stuff you see...
HOWEVER, I do not support the ban in ANY shape or form as this will limit further studies into which flavours inhaled are harmful. I just think they should be... sensible about things? (imagine that, ever) and limit marketing, limit bottle designs etc and if they haaave too, but really if worse comes to worse, do what they've done for Pipe Tobacco (in the UK at least) and ban "child appealing flavours". For example, a caramel pipe tobacco someone I know has is called.... absolutely seriously... Sherlock Holmes.
I am so sick of prohibition in these questionably 'developed country', do they not get that it has N E V E R E V E R worked... Drugs, Alcohol, Sex, fucking dildos man... IT HAS NEVER WORKED.
Sorry I'm venting (a bit), but hearing about another prohibition makes me question what exactly Politicians do (I'm studying Politics and if I ever become a Politician, I will aim to take informed decisions) after they've done years of study on decision making, rationality and I assume maybe reading a few books. It just escapes me... Populism eh?
So im curious as i heard it passed the 3rd, fellow NY’er here. Sucks hes pssing it in the pandemic, what an ass. Can i go the diy route ? Been ordering juice but if this is the way to keep me off cigs till i tone down (12 nic to now 3 nic user) is it possible to still order nic online for diy? Plan to be more involved here