New vape shops in Chicago get new restrictions and licensing requirement in today’s City Council action
New Chicago businesses that get 20% of their income from the sale of vapes will now be required to obtain a special city license.
The ordinance from 41st Ward Ald. Anthony Napolitano, which passed by voice vote Wednesday, also restricts how closely such shops can operate from each other.in specified areas on future tobacco retail licenses, which are required in Chicago to sell cigarettes, vapes and other smoke products. “It’s keeping it out of the hands of our kids, because right now there’s a major explosion with vaping,” Napolitano told the Tribune ahead of the vote. “I have two teenage kids alone that see vaping probably in every other one of their friends’ hands. So now this is hopefully gonna get a little bit more of a little anchor on it so that it isn’t every location.
The lack of a moratorium clause in the final version of the ordinance was welcomed by an industry group. “The devil is always in the details, but a model that permits new stores to open appears more consumer-friendly than the possibility of moratoriums,” said Gregory Conley, director of legislative and external affairs for the American Vapor Manufacturers Association. “Nonetheless, we remain concerned that past anti-harm-reduction bans and excise taxes passed by the council will continue to push sales in Chicago to the uncontrollable illicit market.
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