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Nicotine and vape in Washington

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Washington permits vapor-product sales to adults 21 or older and requires retailer/distributor endorsements. Since January 1, 2026, nicotine vapor products are taxed as tobacco products; non-nicotine vapor products remain under volume-based vapor tax rates of $0.09/ml for accessible containers over 5 ml and $0.27/ml otherwise.

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Legal with restrictions

Washington permits vapor-product sales to adults 21 or older and requires retailer/distributor endorsements. Since January 1, 2026, nicotine vapor products are taxed as tobacco products; non-nicotine vapor products remain under volume-based vapor tax rates of $0.09/ml for accessible containers over 5 ml and $0.27/ml otherwise.

Effective from
2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
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