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(Courtesy Puffco)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>California-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puffco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puffco<\/a>, a vaping hardware company widely known in the cannabis world, announced the \u201ctemporary\u201d shutdown of its Puffco.com website yesterday in an email message to consumers. <\/p>\n<p>The message read: <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"603\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"screen-shot-of-puffco-message-to-consumers\" class=\"wp-image-188564 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-1.png,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-1.png,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-1.png,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-1.png,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Puffco sent this email to consumers announcing the company\u2019s closure. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A similar message appeared on the company\u2019s website today. <\/p>\n<p>The shutdown represents the first high-profile reaction to the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s recently installed ban on the commercial shipping of all vaping devices nationwide. Leafly published a full analysis of that action in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/industry\/how-usps-ban-on-e-cigarettes-will-restrict-oil-shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One Puffco.com customer reported receiving an order delivery earlier this month, and the experience may hint at the challenges the company faces. \u201cA person showed up in a regular car, knocked on my door, and I had to sign a slip for the package,\u201d the customer told Leafly. \u201cThe delivery person had no uniform or any indication they worked for a delivery company. The item came in a plain manila mailer, and inside was the Puffco-branded packing. It was from a delivery company whose name I\u2019d ever heard before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/industry\/how-usps-ban-on-e-cigarettes-will-restrict-oil-shipping\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how USPS ban on e-cigarettes will restrict hemp and CBD oil shipping<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Puffco\u2019s products are known and highly respected in the cannabis industry. The company\u2019s Puffco Peak set the standard for e-rigs and opened the world of concentrates to many curious consumers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"image-of-the-puffco-peak-e-nail-rig\" class=\"wp-image-188573 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/puffco-com-shuts-down-due-to-post-office-vape-ban-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>The Puffco Peak set the standard for e-rigs. It could now become a collector\u2019s item. (Photo courtesy of Puffco)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether yesterday\u2019s announcement involves a temporary shutdown of the entire company and product line, or just a halting of orders taken via Puffco.com. <\/p>\n<p>Company officials declined to respond to queries, and an independent PR representative who has worked with the company in the past told Leafly that Puffco <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-20-puffco-ceo-roger-volodarsky\/id1008487032?i=1000441136126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leadership<\/a> has decided not to speak to the issue at this time. <\/p>\n<p>For now, Puffco fans will have to treat their devices with extra care. 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