KENTUCKY RETAILERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO COMPLY WITH A NEW STATE TOBACCO LICENSING LAW…..AS A JANUARY FIRST DEADLINE APPROACHES….
BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST……PLACES THAT SELL ANY NICOTINE, VAPE OR TOBACCO PRODUCT NEED A LICENSE……HOWEVER…..OUT OF THE SEVEN-THOUSAND
TOBACCO RETAILERS IN KENTUCKY……ONLY 15-HUNDRED APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED……
LAWMAKERS PASSED SENATE BILL 100 IN MARCH…..BUT THE APPLICATION PORTAL DIDN’T OPEN UNTIL MID-NOVEMBER……LEAVING THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES
JUST WEEKS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT……
