Maryland

Limited or unsettled

Snapshot for general information only — not legal advice. Statewide regulatory detail below is drawn primarily from the Public Health Law Center 50-state review (as of June 15, 2025). Flavor categories and local highlights also use Truth Initiative (Q1 2026), CTFK (May 2026), Tax Foundation (2026), and the PHLC flavored-tobacco chart (June 2026). Always check current statutes.

Flavor / sales restrictions (statewide)

No clean statewide ban. A 2020 enforcement practice against flavored disposable vapes stopped in 2021 for lack of statutory authority. Some charts still list Maryland, so treat this as unsettled.

Local city / county rules

No clean statewide flavor statute for all e-cigarettes. Montgomery County has a notable local buffer-zone rule.

Montgomery County: restricts distribution of flavored electronic cigarettes to retail stores within 0.5–1 mile of schools, libraries, or recreational facilities (Montgomery County Code § 24-16; PHLC June 2026; Truth Initiative notes buffer-zone limits).

Truth Initiative (Q1 2026): 1 Maryland jurisdiction with a flavored-tobacco sales restriction.

Tax

Map summary: 20% of retail if over 5 mL; 60% of retail if 5 mL or less

Electronic smoking devices taxed at rate of 20% of the retail price.

Md. Code Ann., Tax Gen. § 11–104(j)(2) (2025)

Vaping liquid sold in container of 5 ml or less is taxed at rate of 60% of the retail price.

Md. Code Ann., Tax Gen. § 11–104(j)(3) (2025)

Youth access / retail restrictions

Sale/distribution of electronic smoking devices or coupons for electronic smoking devices to persons under age 21 years prohibited unless person is at least 18 years of age and an active duty member of the military.

Md. Code Ann., Health Gen. §§ 24-305(b); 307(b) (distribution) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 10-107(b)(2), (c)(1) (coupons) (2025)

Sale of flavored electronic smoking devices prohibited, including disposable products (except tobacco and menthol flavor).

Field Enforcement Div. Bulletin TT-77 (2020)

Vending machine sales of electronic smoking devices prohibited unless located in establishment inaccessible to persons under age 21.

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 16-3A-02 (2025)

Retail license

Yes, license required for shipment, manufacture, distribution, import, or sale of electronic smoking devices into or within state.

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg.§§ 16.7-201, 16.7-211(a), 16.7-213(a) (2025)

Packaging

N/A

Delivery / online sales

See retail/youth access section and PHLC state review for delivery/online rules. Federal USPS mailing restrictions on vapes also apply.

Smoke-free / indoor use

Vaping is prohibited anywhere that smoking is prohibited under state’s clean indoor air law.

Md. Code Ann., Health–Gen. §§ 24-501–24-511 (2025)

Definition notes

Included in a “tobacco product” definition in at least one statute?

Yes.

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 16-3A-01(c) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 10-101(d) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Health Gen. § 13-1001(u) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Local Gov’t § 1-1201(c) (2025)

How the jurisdiction defines e-cigarettes / related terms (excerpts):

Tobacco product means any “product that is: (i) intended for human inhalation, absorption, ingestion, smoking, heating, chewing, dissolving, or any other manner of consumption that is made of, derived from, or contains: (1) tobacco; or (2) nicotine; or (ii) an accessory or a component used in any manner of consumption of a product described in item (i) of this paragraph [and includes] electronic smoking devices . . .”

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 16-3A-01(c) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 10-101(d) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Health Gen. § 13-1001(u) (2025); Md. Code Ann., Local Gov’t § 1-1201 (c) (2025)

Electronic smoking device means “a device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized nicotine to an individual inhaling from the device [including] an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, an electronic cigarillo, an electronic pipe, an electronic hookah, a vape pen, and vaping liquid; and … any component, part, or accessory of such a device regardless of whether or not it is sold separately, including any substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during use of the device.”

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 16.7-101(c) (2025)

Vaping liquid means “a liquid that: (1) consists of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, or other similar substance; (2) may or may not contain natural or artificial flavors; (3) may or may not contain nicotine; and (4) converts to vapor intended for inhalation when heated in an electronic device.”

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 16.7-101(l) (2025)

Links

Public Health Law Center — Maryland 50-state review PHLC flavored tobacco sales chart (June 2026) Truth Initiative Q1 2026 CTFK localities fact sheet Tax Foundation vaping taxes FDA Tobacco 21

Page generated for the US Vape Laws Map project. Regulatory text excerpts © source publishers; compiled October 2026. Not legal advice. Federal rules also apply: 21+ sales age; ID checks under 30; only FDA-authorized e-cigarettes may lawfully be sold; USPS generally will not mail vapes.