Are Nicotine Vapes (e-cigarettes) Legal in Maine? (2026)

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Electronic smoking device and tobacco product definitions; face-to-face sales only and age 21; illegal delivery

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https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1555-B.html

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2026-11-06

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22 MRSA 1541(1-A)
“Electronic smoking device” means a device used to deliver nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that may be used by a person through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the device, including, without limitation, a device manufactured, distributed, marketed or sold as an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic pipe, electronic hookah or so-called vape pen.

22 MRSA 1551 (Tobacco product)
"Tobacco product" means any product that is made from or derived from tobacco, or that contains nicotine, that is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, a cigar, a hookah, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff or snus.  "Tobacco product" also means an electronic smoking device and any component or accessory used in the consumption of a tobacco product, such as filters, rolling papers, pipes and liquids used in electronic smoking devices, whether or not they contain nicotine.  "Tobacco product" does not include drugs, devices or combination products authorized for sale by the United States Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

22 MRSA 1555-B(1)-(2)
Tobacco products may be sold at retail only in a direct, face-to-face exchange in which the purchaser may be clearly identified.  For direct, face-to-face sales, employees who sell tobacco products must be at least 17 years of age.  An employee who is 17 years of age or older and under 21 years of age may sell tobacco products only in the presence of an employee who is 21 years of age or older and is in a supervisory capacity.
                                     

[PL 2017, c. 308, §6 (AMD).]

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                                Sales to persons who have not attained 21 years of age prohibited. 

A person may not sell or furnish, or offer to sell or furnish, a tobacco product to any person who has not attained 21 years of age, unless the person has attained 18 years of age as of July 1, 2018.  Tobacco products may not be sold at retail to any person who has not attained 30 years of age unless the seller first verifies that person’s age by means of reliable photographic identification containing the person’s date of birth.  That a person appeared to be 30 years of age or older does not constitute a defense to a violation of this section.

22 MRSA 1555-D
A person may not knowingly transport or cause to be delivered to a person in this State a tobacco product purchased from a person who is not licensed as a tobacco retailer in this State, except that this provision does not apply to the transportation or delivery of tobacco products to a licensed tobacco distributor or tobacco retailer.

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Tobacco product definition; face-to-face sales only and age 21; illegal delivery

Source

https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1555-B.html

Retrieved

2026-11-06

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22 MRSA 1551 (Tobacco product)
"Tobacco product" means any product that is made from or derived from tobacco, or that contains nicotine, that is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, a cigar, a hookah, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff or snus.  "Tobacco product" also means an electronic smoking device and any component or accessory used in the consumption of a tobacco product, such as filters, rolling papers, pipes and liquids used in electronic smoking devices, whether or not they contain nicotine.  "Tobacco product" does not include drugs, devices or combination products authorized for sale by the United States Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

22 MRSA 1555-B(1)-(2)
Tobacco products may be sold at retail only in a direct, face-to-face exchange in which the purchaser may be clearly identified.  For direct, face-to-face sales, employees who sell tobacco products must be at least 17 years of age.  An employee who is 17 years of age or older and under 21 years of age may sell tobacco products only in the presence of an employee who is 21 years of age or older and is in a supervisory capacity.
                                     

[PL 2017, c. 308, §6 (AMD).]

2. 
                                Sales to persons who have not attained 21 years of age prohibited. 

A person may not sell or furnish, or offer to sell or furnish, a tobacco product to any person who has not attained 21 years of age, unless the person has attained 18 years of age as of July 1, 2018.  Tobacco products may not be sold at retail to any person who has not attained 30 years of age unless the seller first verifies that person’s age by means of reliable photographic identification containing the person’s date of birth.  That a person appeared to be 30 years of age or older does not constitute a defense to a violation of this section.

22 MRSA 1555-D
A person may not knowingly transport or cause to be delivered to a person in this State a tobacco product purchased from a person who is not licensed as a tobacco retailer in this State, except that this provision does not apply to the transportation or delivery of tobacco products to a licensed tobacco distributor or tobacco retailer.