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Nicotine & Vape

South Dakota Opens Nicotine Retail Licenses and Bans Online Sales

South Dakota began taking retail nicotine license applications on November 1, 2026. SB 221 requires a license for every location and bans online, phone and mail sales by licensed retailers from January 1, 2027, while HB 1220 has limited direct shipping of vapor and pouch products since July 1.

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High-Risk Merchant Accounts

How Stripe’s FDA Vape Rule Compares With Shopify Payments and PayPal Policies

Analysis. Stripe's Prohibited and Restricted Businesses page, updated September 22, 2026, says U.S. merchants selling electronic tobacco may only sell FDA-authorized products. Shopify Payments prohibits tobacco outright, and PayPal's 2022 policy puts e-cigarettes in pre-approval.

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