Tobacco and Vaping Laws in North Carolina

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

Short answer: North Carolina's own law sets the minimum age at 18: it is a Class 2 misdemeanor to sell or give tobacco products, vapor products (e-cigarettes), alternative nicotine products or cigarette wrapping papers to anyone under 18, or to fail to check ID of a buyer who may be under 18. G.S. 14-313

Smoking and vaping age	North Carolina's own law sets the minimum age at 18: it is a Class 2 misdemeanor to sell or give tobacco products, vapor products (e-cigarettes), alternative nicotine products or cigarette wrapping papers to anyone under 18, or to fail to check ID of a buyer who may be under 18. A person under 18 who buys or accepts these products, tries to, or uses a false ID to do so also commits a Class 2 misdemeanor; a first-time minor may qualify for deferred prosecution or a conditional discharge. (Federal law separately sets a minimum sales age of 21.) Source: G.S. 14-313

Smoking and vaping age

North Carolina's own law sets the minimum age at 18: it is a Class 2 misdemeanor to sell or give tobacco products, vapor products (e-cigarettes), alternative nicotine products or cigarette wrapping papers to anyone under 18, or to fail to check ID of a buyer who may be under 18. A person under 18 who buys or accepts these products, tries to, or uses a false ID to do so also commits a Class 2 misdemeanor; a first-time minor may qualify for deferred prosecution or a conditional discharge. (Federal law separately sets a minimum sales age of 21.)

Source: G.S. 14-313

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