A man was caught walking on the property of a Toronto middle school and illegally selling vape kits to girls. The police intervened and Neville thought it was the end. You must be 19 years old to purchase e-cigarettes and vaping accessories. As with tobacco products, it is illegal to sell e-cigarettes and vaping accessories to anyone under the age of 19. The law requires retailers in Ontario`s vaping industry to obtain appropriate government-approved identification from the customer before selling them e-cigarettes or accessories. A recent regulation states that people under the age of 19 are not allowed to access a vape store. We should note that many responsible vape stores in Ontario have been implementing this provision themselves for some time now. “We need to educate children about the dangers of vaping, not only about what vaping can bring, but about all the chemicals in vaping products,” said George Kourtis, Health and Physical Education Program Coordinator at the Toronto District School Board. Current regulations only mandate where people are allowed to vape, but the territory`s chief medical officer of health has said changes to the territory`s smoke-free law to impose stricter restrictions on vaping will likely be implemented this year.2 Dr Michael Patterson said the new rules would likely reflect tobacco regulations that ban flavoured tobacco and flashy packaging designed to appeal to young people. UPDATE TO BRITISH COLUMBIA`S VAPING ACT, NOVEMBER 2019: Health Minister Adrian Dix will introduce new legislation in British Columbia to increase the sales tax on vaping products from 7% to 20%. It also plans to sell flavors outside of tobacco only in stores specializing in vaping.

In addition, it would limit legal nicotine levels to 20 mg/ml and increase funding for youth vaping education programs in British Columbia. The law is expected to come into force on January 1, 2020 (source). Currently, Yukon has no vaping laws. However, in October, a bill was introduced in the legislature that, if passed, would set the minimum age for purchasing vaping products at 19 and prohibit the display or advertising of these products. Health Secretary Randy Delorey announced the province will ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes and juices starting April 1, 2020. Nova Scotia banned the sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 19 in 2015. Vaping is also prohibited in all places where smoking tobacco is prohibited, and vape stores are not allowed to display e-cigarette advertising outside of their stores. As of January 1, 2020, in-store advertising for vaping products will be limited to specialty vaping stores and cannabis retail stores and will no longer be permitted in convenience stores and gas stations.

“If [the teenagers] went to the LCBO [Liquor Control Board of Ontario] tomorrow and tried to buy a bottle of vodka, they would be carded and rejected. And they can try and try, but they are rejected,” Neville said. These kids go to vape stores and they buy from those stores and that`s the problem. Neville said her teen recently admitted to buying vaporizers at a nearby supermarket. Many places in the U.S. don`t consider underage vaping a crime, so the right question here isn`t “how old do you have to be to vape.” On the contrary, the right question is: “How old do you have to be to buy a vaporizer”. Indeed, the laws introduced do not really prohibit the vaping of minors, because if a minor is in this situation, the case will be treated as a civil offense, more like a ticket or a ticket for speeding. In most states, the legal age to vape is the same as the legal age to buy a vaper. All 50 U.S. states have passed laws against the sale of e-cigarettes and related products, though laws vary from state to state. Earlier this summer, a Brampton mother was transferring money into her teenage son`s bank account when she noticed an $84 fee at a vaping store. Since 2015, most smoking rules in Quebec also apply to vaping, including the prohibition on selling vaping products to people under the age of 18.

Now, selling vaping products online to people under the age of 18 is also illegal. The delivery person is required to check whether the buyer is 18 years of age or older. As part of the development of regulations, Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors will consult with stakeholders, including vaping shop owners. However, no timetable has been set for this consultation. He said what is clear is that more and more teens and young adults are becoming addicted, with vaping now surpassing smoking. UPDATE TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND`S VAPING ACT, PEI, November 2019: Prince Edward Island has passed legislation to raise the legal age for vaping from 19 to 21. There are plans to limit the sale of vaping products to “tobacco shops”. It is a place where the sale of tobacco products or vaping products is the main activity. The bill would also restrict flavourings, but to what extent this is not yet fully clarified. This legislation has now passed its 3rd reading and only needs Royal Approval to become law in Prince Edward Island. He bought a small vape kit with his own debit card and without showing ID, she said. When she and her husband confronted the landlord, he agreed to return $40.

“And it doesn`t have to be a vape shop, it can be a gas station.” Below is an infographic showing the legal age to vape in the different states of the United States.