FAQs - Vaping

The vaping laws are changing

Hello Cosmic fam! The vaping laws are changing, and so is our range. Our vape wizards have put in the hard yards to make sure we can keep offering high quality products that meet all the required criteria after these changes.

Here's how things shake out in the coming months:

December 21, 2023

All disposables must have:

  • No more than 20mg Nicotine strength
  • A removable battery
  • Generic flavour descriptions
  • Child safety mechanism (including auto shut off after 10 minutes)


March 21, 2024:

All e-liquids must have:

  • Nicotine limit of 28.5mg
  • Generic flavour descriptions

All vaping devices must have:
  • A removable battery
  • Child safety mechanism (including auto shut off after 10 minutes)


So how does this affect me?

We have sadly had to retire some old favourites, but it's in with the new! Starting December 21st we will be introducing a new range of fully compliant disposable vapes, offering many of the flavours you know and love along with some fresh faces. Over the coming 3 months, leading up to 21st March 2024, we will be phasing out many of our old devices to make room for new, fully compliant devices. We will continue to offer peripherals (such as pods, coils etc) for many of the devices you already own, so you don't have to throw out ol' reliable!

If you have any questions about the changes - get in touch!

info@cosmicnz.co.nz
0800 267 642.

Or pop in to one of our stores and have a natter to the staff.

Links:
About the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2023

The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 came into effect on 11 November 2020. If you vape and would like to be aware of how these regulations affect you as a consumer, you can read about it HERE.

All of our Cosmic stores (excluding Cosmic on Cuba Street in Wellington, but including Cosmic Vape & Coffee next door) are now completely R18. You will be required to prove your age and provide ID in order to shop in-store at Cosmic, regardless of which products you are browsing.

People under the age of 18 are welcome to shop with us online, however our R18 and vaping sections are age gated. In order to shop R18 and Vaping products online you must be 18 or over and agree you are 18 or over to proceed past the age gate. Any R18 or vaping product purchased will be sent as an R18 delivery via Courier Post, this means the person who placed the order must be available to sign for the package and produce ID proving they are of legal age to accept these goods. If valid identification cannot be produced, or if the person is not the same person that purchased the goods, the Courier will not complete the delivery. Please note that during periods of contactless delivery we cannot guarantee this service.

Yes! Under recently passed legislation, stores that wish to sell flavours other than tobacco or menthol must conform to the requirements of a Specialty Vape Retailer (SVR), and all our stores meet those requirements with the exception of our Cuba Street store. To that end, we operate a second store (Cosmic Vape & Coffee) next to the Cuba Street store that can fulfil all your vaping needs.

Yes. All specialist Cosmic stores that sell vapes will continue to offer deals and bulk discounts as normal. Please note that as our Cuba St and Cosmic Plaza stores are not Specialists Vape Retailers, you will have to mosey on next door for your vape needs!