However, with federal regulation of e-cigarettes in place and an uncertain future as many remain under premarket review, some vape shops are now shifting to smoke shops (that sell both vape products and other tobacco products and accessories), diversifying their offerings to include a variety of tobacco products and (un- or under-regulated) cannabis-based products as well as kratom, as well as a growing their online retail segment, which can undermine federal, state and local restrictions on product sales in the retail environment, including youth access
Ask any chain-smoker who lives outside the city, and theyll be able to point you to various bodegas in Brooklyn and the outer boroughs * where you can still buy a pack of Marlboros or Parliaments for $8 a pack
These components represented only about 4% of the total in 2000, but now amount to about 10%
However, e-cigarette vapor still contains toxic chemicals and harmful chemicals, including heavy metals and volatile organic compounds, which pose health risks such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
