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Panel 1: An orange blob, holding a vaping machine, seems to be up on the smoke round it, which is popping out of its machine. Contained in the smoke is the textual content: “What occurs if I get caught vaping?”
Panel 2: The textual content says: “Vaping and e-cigarettes are regulated like tobacco. Relying on the place you might be, if you happen to get caught vaping, and also you’re a minor, you would be breaking the legislation.” Under the textual content are 4 spherical characters lounging and smoking and vaping. In the course of them is an anthropomorphized, rectangular legislation doc that’s taking a look at them with an indignant face. Smoke is popping out of all the spherical characters.
Panel 3: The textual content says: “Legal guidelines for possession of tobacco (together with vaping) range, however they’re usually set as much as discourage smoking and vaping.” Under the textual content are 4 rectangular “legal guidelines” with legs and arms. The primary one says, “Minors can’t purchase tobacco merchandise.” The second says, “Minors can’t use tobacco merchandise.” The third one says, “Minors can’t possess tobacco merchandise.” The fourth one says, “Nobody can promote tobacco merchandise to minors.”
Panel 4: The textual content says: “Earlier than 2019, it was unlawful to promote tobacco merchandise to anybody below 18.” Under the textual content is a legislation character with “federal legislation” written on it. The legislation is holding an indication that claims “No promoting tobacco merchandise to [an image of a round character] below 18.” Beneath the picture are the phrases “Earlier than 2019.”
Panel 5: The textual content says: “In 2019, Congress made it unlawful throughout the U.S. for shops and corporations to promote tobacco merchandise to anybody below 21.” Beneath the textual content is similar picture because the earlier web page, a federal legislation character holding an indication. However now there’s a Congress character (the Congress constructing drawn with legs and arms) holding an orange pencil, crossing out the “18” and changing it with “21” in orange ink on the signal that the federal legislation is holding. Under the picture is the date “December 21, 2019.”
Panel 6: The textual content says: “If you happen to’re too younger and somebody’s promoting it to you, they’re breaking the legislation.” Under the textual content is a picture with a turquoise salesperson (in spherical character type) behind a cashier promoting a vaping machine to a inexperienced spherical character accepting it fortunately. Under the inexperienced character is a observe that claims “(age 19).” On prime of the whole picture is a big, black “X.”
Panel 7: The textual content says: “So if I’m caught hitting the nic, is that unlawful? In all probability. In most states, it’s unlawful for somebody below 21 to make use of or possess tobacco merchandise.” Under the textual content is a purple spherical character sitting towards a tree, vaping, with smoke popping out of its mouth. Subsequent to it’s a legislation character (a rectangle with legs and arms and the phrases “state legislation, legislation, legislation, legislation, legislation” on it) that’s pointing on the vaping machine.
Panel 8: The textual content says: “If you happen to’re caught vaping in a state that penalizes the possession or use of tobacco, you might get a quotation (it’s like a site visitors ticket), which might include a small positive or a neighborhood service requirement.” Under the textual content are two spherical characters. The one on the left is turquoise and looking out sheepishly at a quotation that claims “Quotation, pay this $$.” The one on the suitable is orange and is wanting worriedly at a doc in its hand that claims “Quotation Group Service.”
Panel 9: The textual content says: “Due to the latest change in federal legislation and the concentrate on vaping, state and native legal guidelines range lots and are in flux, so ensure that to test the legal guidelines the place you might be.” Under the textual content are two giant, spherical characters that we solely see the backs of. The left one is orange, the suitable one is purple. They’re each studying about their state legal guidelines. Under the picture is extra textual content: “For extra data, go to FindLaw.com.”
