Alabama’s first comprehensive regulations on vaping products, under House Bill 8 (HB8), officially went into effect on Sunday, June 1st. The new law aims to significantly curtail vaping among Alabama’s youth by increasing fines for non-compliant businesses, restricting available vape flavors, and introducing new licensing requirements.
A key provision of HB8 limits convenience stores across Alabama to selling only 34 specific tobacco and menthol-flavored e-cigarette products that have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. All other flavored vaping products, including hundreds currently pending FDA review, are now banned from sale in these general retail locations. These other flavored products can only be sold in age-restricted specialty vape shops where entry is limited to individuals 21 and older.
Additionally, HB8 bans the sale of nicotine alternative products through vending machines and mandates that all vape products sold in Alabama must be manufactured in the United States. The law also requires the State Board of Education to develop vaping education and prevention programs for schools. Retailers must now obtain specific licenses to sell alternative nicotine products, with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board overseeing this. A general tobacco permit costs $150, while a specialty retailer permit for a broader range of compliant e-liquids and devices costs $1,000 annually, with strict age 21+ sales and signage requirements.
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