Youth Prevention

Youth Prevention

Goat Smoke Shop is aware of the FDA’s Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign, The Real Cost, to protect America’s youth from electronic cigarettes. We are aligned with the FDA’s efforts to protect America’s adolescents and believes it to be an essential industry priority. It is for this reason that we take youth prevention very seriously and have put into action several preventative measures including an age verification technology service to review all submitted information for purchases on our website in order to restrict anyone under 21 years of age from attempting to complete a transaction that would end in obtaining our products.

According to California state law, no one under the age of 21 is capable of purchasing electronic cigarette products. Due to this, prior to making a purchase, all customers are required to submit their full legal name, date of birth and their permanent resident address as stated on their government issued identification.

All information that is submitted will be substantiated through government records and will also be inspected by us to ensure authenticity. Anyone found to have submitted false information will be refused service and their account will be permanently terminated.

In addition, Goat Smoke Shop always demonstrates responsible marketing techniques that does not specifically appeal to or engage youths on all of our advertising, social media and product labeling. We actively follow all FDA compliance regulations in regards to packaging and labeling. This includes nicotine addictiveness warning statements on labeling, packaging and advertisements that are placed in a visible location.

Age Verification FAQ

Will I be subject to legal ramifications if I submit a fake ID, driver's license or any government issued ID submitted for age verification that is not related to myself or the order?

Committing any type of fraud knowingly is a crime that is considered to be a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the severity of the offence and the state in which you reside. If it is found that you have willingly submitted any identification that does not pertain to you in order to purchase any of our products as a person under 21 or for any person under 21, we will cancel your order and reserve the right to pursue legal action, if necessary.

I have an account with an order history, so why is the system flagging me for Age Verification?

There are a number of reasons why one would be flagged by the Age Verification System and it does not take past orders into consideration when flagging orders.

If I place an order in my name and pay for it, can I send the package to my friend / family member?

As the customer placing the order, we require that you submit the required age verification documentation for both yourself and the recipient to goatgroup.us@gmail.com. When submitting the necessary documents, please include the order number as well. When the conditions of the age/identity verification process are fulfilled, the order will be finalized and prepared for delivery.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is absolutely necessary to uphold all FDA requirements and California state laws to ensure restriction of sales to anyone under 21 years of age.

Youth Education for Prevention

At GOAT, we believe we are doing our best to keep electronic cigarettes out of the hands of underaged individuals. However, we do believe that parental guidance and education is also necessary to detract from underage usage. We suggest the following:

Understand what signs to look for to distinguish whether or not your child may be using electronic cigarettes by educating yourself as to the several varieties of electronic cigarettes and the liquids they may contain.

Take the opportunity to discuss with your child the adverse consequences of nicotine usage, so that they understand and will not succumb to peer pressure etc. Consider storing your atm cards, credit cards and identification card in a place where your child will not have immediate access to them.

Underage use has remained consistent, but Goat Smoke Sop is committed to maintaining youth prevention as one of our leading priorities. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at goatgroup.us@gmail.com.