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Nicotine harms developing adolescent brains and may make young people more susceptible to addiction later in life

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While most Kansas school districts have taken action to ban the use of these devices in schools, the ability to regulate the general population during school-sponsored events or activities is more complicated because it is not prohibited in current statute, said Leah Fliter, of the Kansas Association of School Boards

New Licensing Requirements for Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Retailers Beginning July 1, 2026 , retailers selling tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or authorized nicotine vapor products must obtain a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

This DTC prohibition has been the operative rule since AB 3218's online-sales provisions took effect January 1, 2025, and now extends to flavored hemp-derived devices that read as e-cigarettes