Disposable vapes create pounds of plastic and battery waste every year, but Wisconsin’s vaping restrictions are part of the growing initiative to slow that stream of waste.
In the midst of that, The Daily Cardinal reported that smoke shops near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have seen profits drop after the state’s ban on certain nicotine vape products that took effect in September.
Campus-area shop owners said the transition has been messy and abrupt. For example, the general manager of one shop said it went from selling 200 different types of vape and nicotine devices and products to only 10…