St. Petersburg proposes 5-year vape sale ban
The sale of vapes in St. Petersburg may be banned for five years. A bill has been submitted to the City Duma to prohibit the sale of vapes and liquids for them from March 2027 to March 2032.
Consensus
- A bill to ban the sale of vapes and liquids for them has been introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.
- The proposed ban would take effect from March 1, 2027.
- The ban is intended to reduce access to vapes, especially for children and teenagers.
- The legislation was introduced following a federal law that granted regions the right to prohibit vape sales.
- Two additional bills were introduced alongside the main one, targeting restrictions on tobacco and nicotine product sales near schools, sports venues, beaches, and social facilities.
- The city government would be granted authority to define restricted zones around educational institutions.
- The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg has a working group that supported a full vape ban.
- There are over 600 specialized vape shops and more than 2,000 other retail outlets selling such products in Saint Petersburg.
- Similar legislation is being considered in other Russian regions.
Points of divergence
- A roundtable in the Moscow Oblast Duma discussed a potential full ban on vapes in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, though no immediate plans exist for Moscow. — vm
- The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) passed a law banning vape sales and liquids. — vm
- Around ten Russian regions plan to fully ban vape sales, with Saint Petersburg being one of at least 11 such regions. — tg_chertamedia
- The initiative was prepared with consideration for the parallel bill in Leningrad Oblast, and deputies aim to synchronize actions between the two regions. — gazeta_spb
- The Council under the Russian Government proposed banning vape sales for people born after January 1, 2009. — vedomosti
- The proposed ban is set to begin on March 1, 1927, which is a factual error (likely a typo for 2027). — vesti
Coverage (12 sources)
- Moscow and Moscow Region may completely ban the sale of vapes — Вечерняя Москва
- Onishchenko called for banning vapes at the federal level — Вечерняя Москва
- In which regions of Russia was the sale of vapes banned — Вечерняя Москва
- Sale of vapes in St. Petersburg may be banned for five years — Бумага
- Already about ten regions of Russia plan to completely ban the sale of vapes — Черта
- Sale of vapes in St. Petersburg may be banned from March 1 — Ведомости
- From March, plans to ban vape sales in St. Petersburg - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- In St. Petersburg, plans to ban the sale of vapes in the coming year — Дождь
- In St. Petersburg, plans to ban vape sales next year. The idea is being discussed in dozens of regions — Дождь (Telegram)
- Full ban on selling vapes may be introduced in St. Petersburg — Вести
- In the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, a bill on banning vapes was introduced. Also, deputies will limit places for selling cigarettes — Фонтанка
- In St. Petersburg, it was proposed to completely ban the sale of vapes — ASTRA
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- Aleksandr Belsky
- Legislative Assembly
- Moscow
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- Vladimir Putin
- State Duma
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- Ostorozhno, Moscow
- Moscow Oblast
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