Electronic cigarettes, which are more commonly known as e-cigarettes, are an alternative method to smoking traditional, combustible cigarettes that deliver nicotine or other substances to users in the form of vapor. Since entering the U.S. market in 2006, sales of e-cigarettes have increased exponentially and state and federal lawmakers have enacted laws addressing sale, use, and packaging requirements for the products.
This map shows U.S. federal and state laws that regulate the required age for purchase, possession, and use of e-cigarettes, product definitions for e-cigarettes, nicotine ingredient requirements and whether states include e-cigarette use in their definition of “smoking.” It also includes sale and use location restrictions, licensing requirements, as well as product packaging and online purchasing requirements.
This resource identifies and displays key features of electronic cigarette laws across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. federal law in effect from August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017.
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