Nicotine and vape in New Jersey

Immediate answer

Legal with restrictions

Nicotine vapes are legal with restrictions in New Jersey.

New Jersey permits regulated vapor sales to adults 21 or older. Retail sellers of container e-liquid need a Vapor Business License, flavored vapor products are prohibited, and current state rates are $0.30 per milliliter of liquid nicotine and 30% of the listed retail price of container e-liquid.

A record becomes a legal conclusion only after it has been reviewed and connected to its supporting source material.

Record and sources

Rules and source trail

Legal with restrictions

Effective from: 2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
Supporting sources: 4

Supporting sources

The Office of Tobacco Control & Prevention, version 1, Purchase-age paragraph
P.L. 2019, c.425, version 1, Definitions and operative prohibition
Tax Increase on Cigarette, Tobacco, and Vapor Products, version 1, Lines 73-94 / New Tax Rate
Excise Rates, version 1, Tobacco and Vapor Products Tax