The story here scares and angers me. A Vermont vape shop closed its doors recently due to extortion from the Vermont AG. Here is a link http://www.wcax.com/story/34614626/castleton-vapor-shop-faces-fines-closure
What scares me is not the fine or attack on free speach or that if you tell the truth you will be fined and excoriated. It's the grab for people's info from the state that is really scary. What are the plans for this information. Here is a quote from the regional manager of Vermont vapor.
Linda Barker
Regional Manager at Vermont Vapor
well, there's the one that told us we could not put out our vaping skeleton and santa (they even demanded we not put out our vaping easter bunny....which we never would have because bunnies don't smoke so why would they use an e-cig?). Where in the statutes does it say that they have the power to tell a business what they can and can't put on their own property?
And then there's the one that states we have to remove any video from our website and social media pages that mentioned anyone getting off cigarettes by using these products (they even mentioned an episode of "The Doctors" where e-cigs were discussed)
We'd have to remove any reviews of our products where the reviewer states that they have quit smoking because of the products.
And then there's the thing abt wanting us to identify our customers and detail what every one of them bought and what they paid for it for the past 7 1/2 yrs....both online and in our retail store.
I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting. Last but not least they wanted us to stop talking to the media about what was going on
What do you guys think?
What scares me is not the fine or attack on free speach or that if you tell the truth you will be fined and excoriated. It's the grab for people's info from the state that is really scary. What are the plans for this information. Here is a quote from the regional manager of Vermont vapor.
Linda Barker
Regional Manager at Vermont Vapor
well, there's the one that told us we could not put out our vaping skeleton and santa (they even demanded we not put out our vaping easter bunny....which we never would have because bunnies don't smoke so why would they use an e-cig?). Where in the statutes does it say that they have the power to tell a business what they can and can't put on their own property?
And then there's the one that states we have to remove any video from our website and social media pages that mentioned anyone getting off cigarettes by using these products (they even mentioned an episode of "The Doctors" where e-cigs were discussed)
We'd have to remove any reviews of our products where the reviewer states that they have quit smoking because of the products.
And then there's the thing abt wanting us to identify our customers and detail what every one of them bought and what they paid for it for the past 7 1/2 yrs....both online and in our retail store.
I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting. Last but not least they wanted us to stop talking to the media about what was going on
What do you guys think?