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[UK] What are the current rules on buying nicotine?
submitted over 5 years ago by Charitzo

Been away from mixing for a while - Before I used to be able to buy wholesale bottles of nic 72mg, but that seems less available now? Seems most places just sell nic shots now or you need a wholesale account? What are the new rules? Anyone know any good vendors?

Thanks in advance.

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by ghotiboy77over 5 years ago

The TPD basically banned people buying nic in any amount above 10ml and strength of 20mg/ml

It also banned tanks any bigger than 2ml

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e-cigarettes-regulations-for-consumer-products

but in reality loads of places still sell 72mg if you want to *ahem* poison the slugs in the garden for example. Just give it a google.

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by redditisnowtwitterover 5 years ago

That’s fascinating. Nicotine was originally isolated and patented as an insecticide.

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by marshwizardover 5 years ago

Just look on eBay, search 72mg nic.

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by theo-janover 5 years ago

eliquidnicotine.co.uk

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by Ninja-Knickersover 5 years ago

There's not really any rules here to be honest. I buy a 250mg bottle of 72mg Nicotine salts in 100% PG from a UK vendor. Just pop it in to Google and you'll have plenty of choices. It's around £50 for a 250mg bottle roughly.

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by jvi3wzover 5 years ago

£50 for 250ml?! On the website I get mine from it's £18.50 for 250ml 72mg freebase or £23 for 250ml 72mg salts. Always really good quality too.

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by Ninja-Knickersover 5 years ago

My bad I meant the 500ml

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by Zuberm1999over 5 years ago

Hi which website is that?

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by Charitzoover 5 years ago

Nic salts are another new thing that's crept in during my absence. All my free base has gone bad and I'm quitting smoking, should I go nic salts or freebase?

I hear nic salts you can go higher nicotine strength with less throat hit, is that right?

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by mkweiseover 5 years agoMissing One Flavor

> I hear nic salts you can go higher nicotine strength with less throat hit, is that right?

Correct, it is less harsh at high strengths but feels quite different in your lungs and not everyone enjoys it (I don't.) I would suggest trying a small bottle to find out whether it's for you before stocking up in bulk.

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by DrDabingtonover 5 years agoWTF is a "Terpene?"

I personally love salts and will never go back to freebase ever so here's my contrary opinion 🤷‍♀️

I've never ever liked a throat hit, dryness, harshness, whatever you want to call it in my vapes. If I can have zero throat hit that's what I choose, and as long as I don't use harsh flavorings I can achieve that with salts all the way up to 30mg (haven't tried any higher). Just juicy smooth clouds.

The psychoactive effects of the nicotine salts definitely feel different vs freebase although idk if I'd be the best person to elocute about that.

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by sheldonopolisover 5 years ago

I dont know what you did with your base but mine is still working fine, stored in the freezer since years. And salts seem mostly interesting for these tiiiny vapes that previously didnt do anything good but thanks to salts can have much higher concentrations now, so they can kick like bigger ones. Not necessary but a nice alternative.

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by Charitzoover 5 years ago

Yeah mine was frozen in amber vials, not sure what happened to be honest. Didn't have access to the freezer space for a while since I didn't live here at the time, so may have just been out too long before I froze it. £70 worth too :/

Ordered a new MTL tank and some nic salts! Excited.

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by QueenBuzyBeeover 5 years ago

I disagree, there are laws and regulations in place. Can you buy it, sure. If it’s opened by customs or whoever, it becomes your problem. Just keep that in mind. I buy it as well (mainland Europe) and have been lucky. The sidebar has a list of vendors, google has more. Good luck.

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by Ninja-Knickersover 5 years ago

I've bought hundreds of bottles from a UK supplier over the years and just received another batch yesterday. Never had any issues at all and it's always received the next day.

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by Trewanarchyover 5 years ago

It may be a dick statement but I've always got my nic online never gave a f*-k about laws, Still not had an issue. Guys when u can get anything posted illegally from a dnm do we really need to care about iffy legality? Just a question???

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by Zakraidarksorrowover 5 years agoFrugivore

Why on earth are you buying nicotine from dnm when it's easily available at wholesale prices/quantites/strengths?? Places are still allowed to sell it on a b2b basis, just depends how strict those companies are on who they sell it to.

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by Trewanarchyover 5 years ago

I'm not, I'm just stating the fact that nicotine while a controlled substance it is not illegal. I do use dnm for illegal stuff but I still don't give a shit.

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by Zakraidarksorrowover 5 years agoFrugivore

Fair enough

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by Charitzoover 5 years ago

See I think you've encapsulated it well. My old vendor from a year ago no longer carries wholesale, that's why I was confused. As you said though, plenty of vendors.

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