New tobacco law prohibiting anyone under 21 from buying products now in effect Poll: Should legal age for tobacco be increased to 21? Ohio's new Tobacco 21 Law becomes effective today making it illegal to give, sell, or otherwise distribute cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products like e cigarette vaping products to any person under Vaping is NOT Harmless. Know the long term effects before it's too late! Most e cigarette liquids contain high levels of nicotine, which is highly addictive. Despite the legal age being 21, vaping devices 8 in 10 Support raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e cigarettes, and vaping devices to 21 Tobacco 21 Legal smoking age Wikipedia