Studies have also shown a correlation between tobacco shops near schools and youth tobacco use, according to Braden Ainsworth, project director for the Health Department’s tobacco control and prevention. So there has also been a push to make tobacco and vape shops move elsewhere. That effort, however, hasn’t gone as planned. Actually it has been such a disaster to the point that, as of now, it appears the shops will be able to stay put, and many have actually expanded their sales of vape products near schools. If the state wants to force them to move, taxpayers might be on the hook for millions and millions of dollars to relocate them.