Local councils in England and Wales have taken action towards the banning of disposable vapes by 2024.
The rise in popularity of single-use vapes has been linked to littering and underage vaping.
With nearly 300m e-cigarettes being sold last year, the vaping population is on the rise.
Nicola Cook, an academic advisor at Cotham Sixth Form in Bristol has concerns about this proposition.
She said, “My concern is that if they can’t get them, they are just going to get them from places where they could not have the right ingredients or they could be damaged.”
“They (the students) can’t afford ‘proper’ vapes, so they will find another way.”
Many believe that a firm ban may lead buyers towards illegal purchases in times of need.
Vape suppliers will suffer if this decision goes through.
Peter Taylor, a worker at Vape Suite in Leeds City Centre believes that e-cigarettes will help profits after the ban.
“We will lose a bit of sales, but there are juices out now that taste like disposables so we shouldn’t lose a lot. They are sometimes better than the disposables themselves and there is not as much wastage”.
He states that there has been an influx in underage customers attempting to purchase in store.
Peter said, “We’ve had to put the signs out of 18, and if you don’t have ID, we don’t sell.”
The brands Elfbar and Lost Mary are two of the leading names in the industry who will be impacted by the decision.
Their sales have increased up to four times as many as their last financial year.
There are no confirmed plans for the ban to be enforced but discussions are taking place.
