Tobacco 21 Law in effect
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As of October 17, 2019 it is illegal to give, sell, or otherwise distribute cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products like e-cigarette/vaping products to any person under the age of 21. See Ohio Revised Code 2927.02 () for the law’s exact language.
Types of Products Covered by Tobacco 21 Law
- Cigarettes
- Electronic smoking devices (vapes, e-cigs, tanks)
- Cigars
- Pipe tobacco
- Chewing tobacco
- Snuff
- Snus products like all white nicotine portions should only be sold to people who are of legal age
- Dissolvable nicotine products
- Filters, rolling papers, pipes, blunts, or hemp wraps
- Liquids used in electronic smoking devices (whether or not they contain nicotine)
- Vapor products (any component, part or additive that is intended for use in an electronic smoking device, a mechanical heating element, battery, or electronic circuit and is used to deliver the product, see for full list)
Types of Products Excluded from Tobacco 21 Law
Tobacco and vapor products do not include any product that is a drug, device, or combination product as those terms are defined or described in 21 U.S.C. 321 and 353(g) – products such as nicotine replacement therapy for use when quitting tobacco.