Arkansas , Texas and Vermont have passed the latest requiring states to raise the minimum legal age for buying tobacco products , including e - cigarettes , to 21 . Nine other states have already imposed the laws and five more are set to follow suit by 2020 . Some health groups called for higher restrictions on e - cigarette products and for indoor smoking restrictions to be extended to minors .
Arkansas, Texas and Vermont have become the latest US states to raise the minimum legal age for buying tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21. Nine other states have already imposed the laws and five more are set to follow suit by 2020. Some health groups called for higher taxes on e-cigarette products and for indoor smoking bans to be extended to vaping.