New Zealand bans disposable e-cigarettes

• On March 20, New Zealand said it would ban disposable e-cigarettes or vapes and increase financial penalties for those selling such products to minors.

• The move comes less than a month after the government repealed a unique law to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes.

• This unique law was made by the previous leftist government.

• Under the new laws, the government will impose fines of up to 100,000 New Zealand dollars ($60,000) on retailers selling vapes to children under 18.

• While the government will impose a fine of 1,000 New Zealand dollars ($600) on individual sellers.