Virginia

No statewide flavor ban

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 December 15, 2023). 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 statewide flavor ban on e-cigarettes. Check city and county rules, since some localities have their own bans.

Local city / county rules

No major local restrictions found in sources reviewed.

Tax

Map summary: $0.11/mL

Liquid nicotine taxed at rate of 6.6 cents per ml.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1021.02 (2023)

Youth access / retail restrictions

Sale/distribution of nicotine vapor products to persons under age 21 prohibited (unless person is active duty military 18 years of age or older).
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.2(A), (B), (D) (2023)

Purchase/possession of nicotine vapor product by person under age 21 prohibited (unless person is active duty military 18 years of age or older).
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.2(B), (D) (2023)

Mail order and internet sales of nicotine vapor products require verification that purchaser is over age 21 at time of purchase and signature of recipient over age 21 at time of delivery (unless purchaser is active duty military 18 years of age or older).
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.2(C)—(D) (2023)

Vending machine sales of nicotine vapor products restricted to places not generally accessible to persons under age 21 years.
VA. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.2(A) (2023)

Retail license

No.

Packaging

Liquid nicotine must be sold in a child-resistant container (except sealed, prefilled cartridges not intended to be opened by consumer).
VA Code Ann. § 59.1-293.11(A) (2023)

Delivery / online sales

Smoke-free / indoor use

School boards directed to develop and implement policy to prohibit use and distribution of nicotine vapor products on school bus, school property and at school-sponsored activities.
Va. Code Ann. §§ 22.1-79.5, 22.1-279.6(H) (2023)

Use of “electronic vaporizing devices [prohibited] in any structure or place in any park where smoking is prohibited [and may be further prohibited by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in any park].”
4 Va. Admin. Code § 5-30-230 (2023)

Definition notes

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

No.

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

Nicotine vapor product means “any noncombustible product containing nicotine that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or other form [including] any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and any cartridge or other container of nicotine in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with or in an [aforementioned] device.”
Va. Code Ann. §§ 18.2-371.2(I), 58.1-1021.01 (2023)

Liquid nicotine means “a liquid or other substance containing nicotine in any concentration that is sold, marketed, or intended for use in a nicotine vapor product.”
Va. Code Ann. §§ 58.1-1021.01, 59.1-293.10 (2023)

Liquid nicotine container means “a bottle or other container holding liquid nicotine in any concentration [except containers] prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer . . . and . . . not intended to be opened by the consumer.”
Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-293.10 (2023)

Links

Public Health Law Center — Virginia 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.