I agree totally. My thing is... why are online sellers refusing to ship accessories, like coils or tanks? I was under the impression that the ban is specifically for flavored E-Liquids. What am I missing?
Not just flavored liquids in the US NO vape hardware or eliquids will be legal to be sold after September 9 without either having an Approved PMTA for each vape item. Tank, coil, mod, flavor /brand of juice, etc.
Any vape stuff with a filed and accepted PMTA application by Sept 9 can be sold for up to one year from filing date, or until rejected. of course can be sold if it passes PMTA process.
To date NO vape stuff has passed PMTA process and only a handful of accepted applications have been accepted. Maybe 20?
google Deeming Regulations, which went into effect on 8-8-2016 but enforcement has been delayed.
However due to a lawsuit the FDA was ordered by a US court to begin enforcing the Deeming regs starting last May, however the FDA filed for and got an extension from the court until Sept 9. The same court will have to grant any further extension. The FDA will have to petition the court for any extension.
One interesting thing is that US vape manufacturers can still sell their vape products outside of the US but not inside of the US.
also any vape product manufacturers will have to become a licensed tobacco product manufacturer. To sell PMTA approved vape stuff in the US.
This makes ALL house juice from vape shops illegal, unless they happen to meet the specifications and pay the fees, etc to become a tobacco product manufacturer. Even then they cannot sell any non PMTA approved stuff in the US.
The Deeming regs does not currently r planned to impact individual DIY juice manufacture.
However look for nicotine to soon be restricted for sale to licensed business and or taxed at a ridiculous amount in the future. One bill in congress would put around $5,000 tax on one liter of 100 mg/ml freebase nic. Another bill is cheaper at around $3,000 per liter.