To the Pennsylvania State Legislature and Governor Josh Shapiro,

We, the undersigned residents, business owners, and consumers of Pennsylvania, voice our strong opposition to Act 57 of 2025. While framed as a public health measure, the reality of Act 57's mandatory "approved products directory" is the near-total destruction of Pennsylvania's independent vaping industry.

Starting October 19, 2026, the Commonwealth is authorized to seize unlisted products and heavily penalize local retailers. Because the directory relies strictly on a heavily delayed federal FDA PMTA process, it effectively bans thousands of safe, independently manufactured products while handing a corporate monopoly to a select few major tobacco conglomerates.

Act 57 harms Pennsylvanians by:

• Destroying Small Businesses: Hundreds of local, independent vape shop owners face immediate closure and financial ruin.

• Creating a Corporate Monopoly: The law hands market control back to the very tobacco corporations responsible for the smoking epidemic.

• Limiting Harm Reduction: Adult consumers are stripped of their preferred, lower-risk alternatives to combustible cigarettes, forcing many back to smoking.

We urge our lawmakers to halt enforcement, re-examine the economic impacts on Pennsylvania small businesses, and amend Act 57 to allow a fair, open marketplace for legal adult consumers.

 

Petition Goal

 

To demand that the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Josh Shapiro repeal or amend Act 57 of 2025, protecting independent local businesses and adult consumer access to less harmful alternatives.

 

Petition Text

 

To the Pennsylvania State Legislature and Governor Josh Shapiro,

We, the undersigned residents, business owners, and consumers of Pennsylvania, voice our strong opposition to Act 57 of 2025. While framed as a public health measure, the reality of Act 57's mandatory "approved products directory" is the near-total destruction of Pennsylvania's independent vaping industry.

Starting October 19, 2026, the Commonwealth is authorized to seize unlisted products and heavily penalize local retailers. Because the directory relies strictly on a heavily delayed federal FDA PMTA process, it effectively bans thousands of safe, independently manufactured products while handing a corporate monopoly to a select few major tobacco conglomerates.

Act 57 harms Pennsylvanians by:

• Destroying Small Businesses: Hundreds of local, independent vape shop owners face immediate closure and financial ruin.

• Creating a Corporate Monopoly: The law hands market control back to the very tobacco corporations responsible for the smoking epidemic.

• Limiting Harm Reduction: Adult consumers are stripped of their preferred, lower-risk alternatives to combustible cigarettes, forcing many back to smoking.

We urge our lawmakers to halt enforcement, re-examine the economic impacts on Pennsylvania small businesses, and amend Act 57 to allow a fair, open marketplace for legal adult consumers.