Restricting Vaping Retail to Adult Only Stores: Theory, Evidence and Regulatory Policy

Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 2 Restricting Vaping Retail to Adult Only Stores: Theory, Evidence and Regulatory Policy Technical Feasibility • It should be technically feasible to restrict all sales of e-cigarettes to adult only vape shops following the precedent of PEI, and the examples of cannabis and alcohol retail in many provinces. [...] Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 4 Restricting Vaping Retail to Adult Only Stores: Theory, Evidence and Regulatory Policy Literature Review Adult Only Store Regulations and Youth Access to E-Cigarettes • Vape shops often offer a wide variety of e-cigarette products, including re-usable and modifiable products which may provide youth with long term continuous access to e-cigarettes that can be shared. [...] Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 5 Restricting Vaping Retail to Adult Only Stores: Theory, Evidence and Regulatory Policy In some jurisdictions, including several Canadian provinces, vape shops are required to register and are restricted to adults to qualify for exemptions related to sampling and marketing that are applied to other retailers. [...] Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 7 Restricting Vaping Retail to Adult Only Stores: Theory, Evidence and Regulatory Policy Prince Edward Island is the only province that restricts the sale of all e-cigarette products to adult only stores (Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada, 2020). [...] To be registered as a vape shop minors Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 9 Restricting Vaping Retail to Adult Only Stores: Theory, Evidence and Regulatory Policy Province/Territory Adult Only Vape Store Regulations under the age of 19 shall not be permitted to enter the establishment, other than the store owner, employees or a support person accompanying a person with a disability who is under the age.