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In December 2019, congress enacted a law raising the age for sale of all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21 years old. [287] In 2020, the FDA ordered a halt on sales of vaping products with sweet and fruity flavors. [ 288 ]
In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was enacted under the Barack Obama administration, once again setting a federal minimum age of eighteen and prohibited the FDA from setting a higher minimum purchase age. [10] From 1993 to 2012, the smoking age in all states was either eighteen or nineteen.
The minimum age was 16 years from 1 January 1985 to 1 October 1996. [147] Ireland: 18 The sale of tobacco to persons under 18 is illegal. It is illegal to buy or smoke cigarettes if under the age of 18. [148] There is a proposal to increase this to 21. [149] The minimum age was 16 years prior to 27 March 2002. [150] Italy: None 18
In 2023, the CDC found that 2.1 million people under 18 years old used e-cigarettes or vapes. That amounts to 4.6% of middle school students and 10% of high school students nationwide.
The actions appear to have had an effect: There was a significant decline in Elf Bar use, with 36.1% of students reporting using it this year, down from 56.7% in 2023, according to the survey.
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Communities can have stronger e-cigarette laws, e.g. covering parks, beaches, bus stops, outdoor worksites, and so on. [8] Sale of e-cigarettes to persons under 21 is prohibited. [9] In June 2019, San Francisco banned the sale of e-cigarettes in the city from early 2020. [10]
In February, a Texas man identified as 24-year-old William Eric Brown died after a vaping device he was smoking exploded in the parking lot of a vape supply store, severing his carotid artery.