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With regulation looming, some vape shops push responsibility, welcome oversight

Planet X Smoke & Vape Gainesville manager Trevor Comeaux reaches for a bottle of vape liquid Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at the John Morrow parkway location. Gainesville has placed a moratorium on new vape shops while city officials work on regulations for these businesses. The Hall County Board of Commissioners has also issued a moratorium on vape shops through December. - photo by Scott Rogers

10102019 VAPE 1.jpg — Planet X Smoke & Vape Gainesville manager Trevor Comeaux reaches for a bottle of vape liquid Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at the John Morrow parkway location. Gainesville has placed a moratorium on new vape shops while city officials work on regulations for these businesses. The Hall County Board of Commissioners has also issued a moratorium on vape shops through December. - photo by Scott Rogers

As Gainesville and Hall County move to regulate vape shops amid national news of vaping-related deaths, local shop owners say they are keeping an eye on the research and taking steps to run their own shops responsibly.