{"id":310384,"date":"2026-10-20T07:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310384\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T07:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:16:15","slug":"vape-bans-goes-into-affect-across-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310384\/","title":{"rendered":"Vape bans goes into affect across Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shelves sit empty next to the front counter inside Anthracite Newsstand in downtown <a data-ylk=\"slk:Wilkes-Barre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/section\/luzerne-county\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Wilkes-Barre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Owner Ann Marie Bossard says they were once filled with vapes that are now illegal to sell across the state of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A lot of people have come in and got those $9.99 vapes. They were cheap, and they had a lot of puffs to them, and now that we don&#8217;t, we can&#8217;t sell them anymore,&#8221; said Bossard. &#8220;It&#8217;s really hurt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The change comes after Act 57 officially went into effect on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Newswatch 16 spoke with State Attorney General Dave Sunday at an event at the Luzerne County Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He spoke about the change his office has spearheaded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;What happened is there are products out there that are illegal, and they&#8217;ve made their way into these vape shops. Young children, young children are using, they&#8217;re buying this, and they&#8217;re using it, and it&#8217;s causing severe health issues for them,&#8221; said Attorney General Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the attorney general&#8217;s office, all approved manufacturers of vape or e-cigarette products are listed on the law enforcement agency&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Attorney General Sunday says they are not looking to target businesses, but an industry that lacks regulations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This entire vape registry is solely about keeping the community safe,&#8221; said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the weekend, employees at stores across the area could be found throwing away hundreds of dollars in potential profit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In other states, you could sell the exact same vape,&#8221; said Bossard. &#8220;The exact same vape in New Jersey, Delaware, or anywhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With that revenue stream gone, Bossard says they are trying to find new ways to keep her family-owned business afloat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Thinking about two days a week maybe being closed and cutting the hours, and we&#8217;re trying to think of other things that we can do to bring other people in,&#8221; said Bossard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The attorney general&#8217;s office says enforcement of Act 57 includes fines and possible business license suspensions for those found to be selling illegal products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shelves sit empty next to the front counter inside Anthracite Newsstand in downtown Wilkes-Barre. 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