The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has called for specialist vape stores to be exempt from the ban on Scotland’s non-essential retailers operating click & collect services during the current lockdown.
John Dunne, Director General at UKVIA, said: “Cancer Research UK has already cautioned that Scotland is on course to miss its smoke free target by 16 years. All the nations of the UK must reconsider how they support the vaping industry and the public during lockdown. Squandering the potential of modern, harm-reduction tools is a disaster for public health.
“I am writing to Ministers and MPs to urge them to protect click-and-collect retail provisions, and the British vaping sector stands ready to support in any way it can.”
UKVIA has repeatedly called for vape shops to be granted essential retailer status during the pandemic.
