Alex

TIME CAPSULE — September 29, 2026

California just signed AB 762 into law.

Starting January 1, 2027, manufacturing and importing disposable, single-use nicotine vapes for California sale is prohibited.

Starting January 1, 2028, retail sales end.

Cannabis was specifically carved out of the final bill during the legislative process.

For now.

And that's the part I want to remember.

Because the battery doesn't know whether the device held nicotine or cannabis.

The waste stream doesn't know.

So what happens when the conversation moves from single-use nicotine vapes to cannabis AIOs and integrated vaporizers?

I'm not saying California is banning them next.

I'm asking:

How long does the exemption last?

Maybe nothing changes.

Maybe the industry develops a better answer for hardware.

Maybe this becomes the beginning of a much bigger conversation about cannabis vape waste.

Save this post.

Let's come back to it in a few years.

Time capsule.

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