New federal tax on vaping too high | Seth Harris

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Seth Harris is the owner of Salk Street/Salk Street Vapor Shoppes, based in Ontario.

With the threat to ban flavours, limit bottle and device sizes, and cap nicotine levels always looming, the vaping industry has to stay aware and up to date on all incoming regulations.

We must ensure we have an adequate understanding and respond to all government proposals.

The newest proposal is a tax on all vape liquid containers including: disposables, pre-filled pods and e-liquid bottles. Although we at Salk Street are not necessarily opposed to a tax, since vaping is not healthy and Canada does have a public health-care system, where health care is paid collectively through taxes, the tax amount must proportionally represent the risk involved.

The most recent data we can find on vaping related illnesses in Canada is from the federal government, stating there were 20 cases of a vaping-related illness between May 2019 and April 2020. Of the 20 cases, 11 reportedly contained nicotine, only eight reported buying the product within Canada, and none of the 20 were even validated. There were no deaths reported in any of these instances. There was also no statement by the government to identify the exact products used. Which is weird, wouldn’t you want to know if your favourite brand hospitalized someone?

Read full article here.

Seth Harris – SaltWire Halifax – 2022-04-26

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