Nicotine and vape in Oregon

Immediate answer

Legal with restrictions

Nicotine vapes are legal with restrictions in Oregon.

Oregon permits inhalant-delivery-system sales to people 21 or older. Retailers need an annually renewed tobacco retail license, and inhalant delivery systems—including e-liquid whether or not it contains nicotine—are generally taxed at 65% of wholesale purchase price.

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: 6

Supporting sources

Tobacco Retail Licensing, version 1, Statewide license / 2026 change
Retailers — Tobacco Prevention, version 1, Apply/Renew and 2026 change
Tobacco Products Tax and Licensing, version 1, Inhalant delivery systems / current rates
Tobacco Retail Licensing FAQ, version 1, License and age sections
Chapter 94 (SB 1571), version 1, Enrolled measure; chapter 94
ORS Chapter 431A annotations, version 1, Notes under ORS 431A.175 and .220