Ngomhla zingama-21 kuZibandlela 2022, i-California Vape Flavour Ban eshisa izikhotha yaqala ukusebenza. Lokhu kwalandela ukhetho lwangoNovemba 8 lapho abantu baseCalifornia bavotela kakhulu iSiphakamiso 31 esasichaza ukuvinjelwa. Ukuvinjelwa kwe-vape flavour kuyakwenqabela ukuthengisa imikhiqizo ye-nicotine enongiwe esifundazweni. Lokhu kuhlanganisa zonke izinhlobo ze-menthol enongiwe kanye imikhiqizo ye-vape. Kodwa-ke, umthetho uyakhululeka ekuvinjweni kogwayi abaphambili kanye ne-hookah.
Nokho, ochwepheshe abaningi bacabanga ukuthi lokhu kuvinjelwa kuzokwenqabela izinzuzo eziningi kakade esezenziwe ekunciphiseni inani lababhemayo esifundazweni. Emashumini eminyaka adlule, abantu ababhemayo abaningi baye batshelwa ukuthi imikhiqizo ye-vape iyindlela ephephile esikhundleni sikagwayi futhi abaningi sebeshintshile ngenxa yokunambitheka okuningi ugwayi onawo. Ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo yabo eyintandokazi ye-vape, abaningi balaba ababekade bebhema bangavele babuyele ekubhemeni. Ucwaningo seluvele lukhombisa ukuthi ukuvinjwa kwangaphambilini kwemikhiqizo ye-vape enongiwe kuholele ekwandeni kokubhema. Kwezinye izimo, abasebenzisi bemikhiqizo evinjelwe bangaphoqeleka ukuthi bathembele ezindleleni ezingekho emthethweni njengokushushumbisa imikhiqizo emigqeni yombuso ukuze bayifinyelele.
Ngomthetho ovimbela ukuthengiswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi owenziwe ngofulawa esifundazweni, iCalifornia ibhekene nomsebenzi okhuphukayo wokuqinisa umthetho. Kakade ezinye izigaba zomthetho zibonakala zidida uhulumeni wezwe. Ummeli we-THR, uStefan Didak uveze ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuphathwa Kwentela Nokukhokhelwa Kwezimali waseCalifornia (CDTFA), ungenye yezikhungo ezengeza ukudideka. Uthi le nhlangano esikhathini esidlule ikhiphe imibiko eshayisanayo mayelana nokudayiswa kwale mikhiqizo ku-inthanethi. Abanye abathengisi batshelwe ukuthi umthetho uvimbela ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo ngisho naku-inthanethi kuyilapho abanye betshelwe ukuthi kusemthethweni ngokuphelele ukuthengisa leyo mikhiqizo ku-inthanethi. Kuyadida impela lokhu. U-Didak ukholelwa ukuthi umthetho awukuvimbeli ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo enambitheka ku-inthanethi.
Enye indawo edidayo ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo engenawo ukunambitheka okuphawulekayo. Abanye abathengisi bathi uhulumeni ubanikeze i-Ok ukuze badayise le mikhiqizo. Kodwa abanye abathengisi babika ukuthi batshelwa ukuthi umthetho uyakwenqabela ukuthengiswa kwayo yonke imikhiqizo ekhipha umhwamuko ngaphandle kwaleyo enokunambitheka kwemvelo kukagwayi.
U-Didak uthi njengoba uhulumeni ekhiphe imiyalelo engqubuzanayo enjalo kubathengisi akwenzeki ukuthi abomthetho babone ukuthi yini okufanele ilandelwe. Ukhathazwa ukuthi abanye abomthetho abashiseka ngokweqile bangase bacekele phansi amabhizinisi amancane ngokulandela umyalelo ohlukile kunalowo owanikwa amabhizinisi. Osomabhizinisi abaningi abancane bangase bazithole besohlangothini olungalungile lomthetho noma ngabe bebelandela lokho abatshelwe nguhulumeni.
UReynolds, umsabalalisi omkhulu wemikhiqizo yevape evunywe yi-FDA egunyazwe yi-FDA, ephendula ukuvinjelwa uthumele izincwadi eziyisixwayiso kubathengisi bemikhiqizo yakhe ababalelwa ku-20 abathengisa leyo mikhiqizo ngokuphikisana nemithetho yendawo eLos Angeles, eSacramento naseSan Jose. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi inkampani ihlala ihambisana nomthetho. Le nkampani nokho inomuzwa wokuthi ukuvinjelwa kuyizindlu yona kanye namakhasimende ayo.
