Indiana passes unfair regulation and the industry sues them!

Indiana lawmakers could be smoking something other than cigarettes. Earlier this month, Indiana passed some rather extreme legislation that would regulate people selling vaping products within and to the state of Indiana.

A couple of the lowlights are:

• Eliquid manufacturers must obtain a permit from the alcohol and tobacco commission before bottling e-liquid or selling e-liquid to retailers or distributors.
• Manufacturing permit requires plans for the applicant’s manufacturing facility and a security firm certification that the manufacturer meets security requirements.
• Eliquid manufacturers must obtain permits, with an application fee of $1,000, and a permit renewal application fee of $500 after five years.
• The manufacturer’s facility must be subject to 24-hour video recording where e-liquid is mixed, bottled, packaged and stored.
• Manufacturers will be subject to random audits of the facility and samples.
• The State can conduct criminal background checks on people distributing e-liquid

This excerpt was taken from vapeaboutit.com

Here is a copy of this unconstitutional mess of a law.

Three companies have decided to take Indiana to court in the matter of

LEGATO VAPORS LLC, a Kentucky Limited )
Liability Company, JET SETTER JUICE LLC, a )
Florida Limited Liability Company, and DERB E CIGS )
INDIANA LLC, a Indiana Limited Liability Company

vs

DAVID COOK, in his official capacity as Chairman
of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission,
DAVID COLEMAN, in his official capacity as
Vice-Chairman of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco
Commission, DALE GRUBB, in his official
capacity as Commissioner of the Indiana Alcohol
and Tobacco Commission, MARJORIE MAGINN,
in her official capacity as Commissioner of the
Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, and
MATT STRITTMATTER, in his official capacity
as the Superintendent of the Indiana Excise Police and
STATE OF INDIANA

The full docket is here

Our understanding is the 150 vaping wholesalers and retailers are going to be filing a separate lawsuit. However this ends could change the face of vaping.