One smoke shop owner said it’s not about the money; she said her vape shop was opened as a tribute to her late father and she was helping others make the switch from cigarettes to vape.
“In my opinion, if whoever was making these decisions actually vaped they would probably be essential,” said Scott Mabry, Carey’s Corner owner.
Health experts say the body’s adverse reaction to a lack of nicotine versus alcohol is why liquor stores will remain open and not smoke and tobacco shops.
Read more here about the tobacco and smoke shops closures during shelter-in-place.