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Vape Businesses Say They've Been Hurt by Kansas E-Cig Tax

Vape store owner Wally Gibson, left, shows Bert Brown a copy of an ad from a competitor encouraging Kansans to avoid taxes by buying in Oklahoma. Brown leads an advocacy group for e-cigarette users. (Photo: Andy Marso, Kansas News Service)
Vape store owner Wally Gibson, left, shows Bert Brown a copy of an ad from a competitor encouraging Kansans to avoid taxes by buying in Oklahoma. Brown leads an advocacy group for e-cigarette users. (Photo: Andy Marso, Kansas News Service)

People who use and sell electronic cigarettes are urging Kansas lawmakers to rethink a tax that went into effect at the first of the year. Andy Marso of the Kansas News Service has more.


              

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