The Columbia City Council in South Carolina is working on a new ordinance aimed at restricting the location and density of vape shops within the city. A work session is scheduled for September 13 to further discuss the proposal, which would prohibit new vape shops from opening within 1,000 feet of schools and churches, and would also limit how close new shops can be to pre-existing ones. The ordinance broadly defines a “vape shop” to include any retailer providing alternative nicotine products, tobacco, smoking paraphernalia, or cannabis-related products.