By Robert Gherke | The Salt Lake Tribune

As of Tuesday, almost all vapes are illegal in Utah, a move that vape shop owners say will drive them out of business.

A law passed last year banned popular flavored vape juices — like watermelon and bubblegum — as well as those with more than 4% nicotine content and any products that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

According to the official state registry, that means 72 products from six makers — including the popular Juul, Vuse and Njoy devices — are eligible to be sold in the state.

Vape shop owners challenged the law in court, arguing it would wipe out 89% of their business, and the state agreed not to enforce the law while that lawsuit was pending.

Monday evening, U.S. District Judge David Barlow ruled that the ban could take effect.

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