March 15, 2024 Patrick Lagreid Flavored Tobacco,  Regulations,  Retail

Vermont House of Representatives Passes Flavored Tobacco Ban (Update)

A bill to ban the sale of flavored tobacco in Vermont received the approval of the House of Representatives on Thursday, passing by an 83-53 vote with 14 members absent or not voting and with the vote coming just shy of a year since the Senate passed a different version of the bill on March 30, 2023.

In addition to the ban, SB 18 would direct the Office of the Attorney General to report on the extent to which Vermont may legally restrict advertising and regulate labels for e-cigarettes and other vaping-related products.

Should the Senate approve this new version and the bill be signed into law, it would bring an end to the sale of flavored tobacco products—cigars and pipe tobacco included—as well as flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products on Jan. 1, 2026. Vermont’s governor, Phil Scott, has not indicated whether he will sign the bill should it make it to his desk, but he has expressed concern over the potential loss of tax revenue.

Update (March 23, 2024) — The Senate agreed to the House’s amendments by a vote of 18-11 on March 21.

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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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