Tobacco and Vaping Laws in Kansas

How Kansas law treats smoking and vaping age, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: The minimum age to buy or possess cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (vapes) and tobacco products in Kansas is 21. K.S.A. 79-3321(l), (m), (n); 79-3322(c), (d)

Smoking and vaping age	The minimum age to buy or possess cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (vapes) and tobacco products in Kansas is 21. A person under 21 who buys, tries to buy, possesses or tries to possess them commits a cigarette or tobacco infraction with a $25 fine, and the judge may require a juvenile to appear in court with a parent or guardian. Selling, giving or furnishing cigarettes or tobacco products to someone under 21, or buying for them, is a class B person misdemeanor with a minimum $200 fine. Prohibitions: https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch79/079_033_0021.html (both sections last amended L. 2023, ch. 18). The effective date of the change to 21 was not confirmed from the session law. Source: K.S.A. 79-3321(l), (m), (n); 79-3322(c), (d)

Smoking and vaping age

The minimum age to buy or possess cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (vapes) and tobacco products in Kansas is 21. A person under 21 who buys, tries to buy, possesses or tries to possess them commits a cigarette or tobacco infraction with a $25 fine, and the judge may require a juvenile to appear in court with a parent or guardian. Selling, giving or furnishing cigarettes or tobacco products to someone under 21, or buying for them, is a class B person misdemeanor with a minimum $200 fine.

Prohibitions: https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch79/079_033_0021.html (both sections last amended L. 2023, ch. 18). The effective date of the change to 21 was not confirmed from the session law.

Source: K.S.A. 79-3321(l), (m), (n); 79-3322(c), (d)

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