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Disposable Vapes Legal Again after New Zealand Scraps Regulation to Resolve Court Battle

Disposable vapes will become legal again as the government scraps the law that banned them to avoid a costly court battle with a retail chain.
Disposable Vapes Legal Again after New Zealand Scraps Regulation to Resolve Court Battle
A festival-goer is seen vaping at Reading Festival in Reading, west of London, on Aug. 27, 2021. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Disposable vaping devices will effectively be made legal in New Zealand after the government was forced to scrap a regulation that required any vape sold in the country to have a removable battery.

The backdown comes after Mason Corporation, which owns the vape store chain Shosha, took the issue to the High Court.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.