If smokers, or quitting smokers, want a nicotine based vape they will have to get a prescription from their doctor. This is a move being put forward by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, with a final decision likely by the end of the year.

But the National Retail Association says there disappointed the decision is taken out of their hands.

“This could have a significant impact on many small business who are very much equiped to make sure that they can sell these products,” CEO Dominique Lamb told 6PR Breakfast.

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