In late 2024, Dallas moved to treat vapes as cigars in public spaces, banning the use of vapes in places where smoking is banned; this move was scheduled to take effect 1 year later, in December 2025. Here we are, almost in December 2025, so if you’re in Dallas and you come across a “No Smoking” sign, what it means is that you also shouldn’t use vapes in that area.

Well, this didn’t sit well with many, as vapes are not as bad as cigars, and the vapor from vapes is flavorful, which many believe is “better” than that of smokes. But that’s the people’s view; the government didn’t back down on that, and now, the city of Dallas is set to enforce this new law. If you’re in Dallas this Christmas holiday, you must keep abreast of the information below.

Is Dallas Treating Vaping as Smoking?

Yes, Dallas, in December 2024, moved to treat the use of e-cigarettes (vapes) the same as traditional smoking in public. The City Council approved a vaping ordinance that amends Dallas’s Smoking Code to include “electronic smoking devices” (vapes). Under this ordinance, anywhere smoking is banned, vaping is now also banned.

This means no vaping indoors (in businesses, workplaces, etc.), no vaping within 15 feet of building entrances, and no vaping on city park property. The ordinance simply mirrors the existing smoke-free rules; so doesn’t add any new prohibited areas beyond those previously marked for smoking.

The new law was approved on December 11, 2024, and takes effect on December 11, 2025. Apparently, the city allowed one full year for its residents and tourists to familiarize themselves with this ordinance. The ordinance was proposed by the City of Dallas Environmental Commission (EVC) and the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability (OEQS).

Is Vaping Banned in Dallas?

No. Not really. The city of Dallas doesn’t have any city-wide ban on vaping, nor does it have any local bans on vape sales or flavors. The new (controversial) ordinance only restricts where you can vape, not the type of vape you can buy. However, the state of Texas has state-wide regulations as to what type of vape products you can purchase legally within its jurisdiction.

For the city of Dallas in particular, the new local ordinance simply treats vaping in public exactly like smoking, which means it is illegal. All existing “No Smoking” signage in restaurants, hotels, malls, and other venues must, from Dec 2025, also state “No Vaping” as well.

Texas State Laws on Vaping

Dallas is in Texas, so the statewide vape laws apply as well. In 2019, Texas raised the purchase age for all tobacco products (including e-cigs) to 21 years old (with an exception that active-duty 18–20 year olds with military ID may buy). Texas law also bans vaping in certain public places (schools, childcare centers, hospitals, etc.), and limits how vapes can be sold (strict ID checks and adult-only location requirements). Those general rules mean minors cannot legally buy or use vapes in Dallas.

 

 

In other words, all hemp-derived or cannabis vapes are banned statewide, aside from limited medical uses under the Compassionate Use Program. Violators face up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine. However, SB2024 does not criminalize consumers but targets more of the sellers (retailers and wholesalers) of the OTC vape products.

The SB2024 also targeted vape products that are not on the FDA whitelist, especially “all vape products made in China or other U.S.-designated 'foreign adversary' countries.” In essence, it is illegal to sell popular vape products such as Geek Bar Pulse, RAZ vapes, Lost Mary, and many others—even if in Dallas. That isn’t final; SB2024 further bans any vape marketed as containing alcohol, kratom, kava, mushrooms, or other intoxicants.

Put simply, Texas vaping law now forbids:

· Cannabinoid and CBD vape cartridges

· Chinese-made disposable vapes like Geek Bars and Lost Mary

· Vapes with any non-nicotine drugs.

For approved vapes, retailers must ensure that their customers are aged 21+ to purchase; retailers must verify the age of their customers, as sales to under-21s carry heavy penalties. Finally, across Texas, vaping is illegal in schools, childcare, hospitals, elevators, and on public transport.

Juxtapose, in Dallas, e-cigs are only legal for adults 21+ and even then cannot be used in most indoor public areas or school grounds, as under existing state law.

Vaping Laws Across the U.S.

Since we’re talking vaping ban, it’d be nice to touch on other states across the US, and how these bans vary widely by state.

Under the federal law, basically the FDA regulation, all new e-cigarettes and e-liquids must obtain FDA premarket approval. The FDA called on all vape brands selling in the US to submit requested documents to be approved; however, to date, only a few hundred, out of the many thousands, have satisfied the FDA requirements and are authorized.

At the state level, many jurisdictions have tightened vaping rules in recent years. Up to 20 states, including DC and Puerto Rico, now ban e-cigarette use in all indoor workplaces, bars, and restaurants by including vaping in their smoke-free laws. In practice, this means nearly half the country now forbids vaping anywhere smoking is banned.

Of course, several states have also enacted flavored vape bans to curb teen and youth vaping: California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island all have comprehensive flavored vape bans, prohibiting the sales and use of all non-tobacco/menthol e-cigarette flavors.

In California, the ban even covers online sales and synthetic nicotine; Utah implemented a similar prohibition on flavored vapes (except tobacco/menthol). Rhode Island likewise made its earlier executiveorder flavor ban permanent in 2025. In all these states, only plain tobacco (or, in some cases, menthol) e-liquids can be sold. But big cities like Chicago, Denver, and Washington DC have their own flavor rules too.

Other states target online sales (states like Arkansas, Georgia, Maine, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Nebraska) and restrict or ban internet/vending of vapes, or impose steep taxes and licensing on vape retailers.

To put it in plain perspective, vaping is coming under heavy attack nationwide since the rise of Chinese-branded disposables. The Big Tobacco companies and the FDA are seriously trying to eliminate Chinese vapes and paint vaping as bad, which would push people back to smoking.

What Vape Products are Legal in Dallas?

For a Dallas resident or visitor, regular nicotine vaping products remain legal to buy for adults, subject to the restrictions explained above. Dallas itself has not prohibited the sale of any particular e-cigarette flavors or brands. So you can purchase nicotine e-liquids, pods, or devices at licensed vape shops or convenience stores in Dallas, provided they comply with federal and Texas state law.

Juul’s tobacco or menthol pods, for example, are FDA-authorized and thus lawfully sold in Dallas. By contrast, candy/fruit or other “youth” flavor vapes from brands like Geek Bar, Lost Mary, SMOK, RAZ, and others, which have no FDA approval, are technically illegal products.

Other nicotine products are also available legally. The FDA has cleared Zyn nicotine pouches, so you can buy them in place of vapes (they come in different flavors, too). However, as with vapes, these pouches contain nicotine and are restricted to age 21+ in Texas.

So, if you’re in Dallas, you just have to watch out for “no-smoke” areas and avoid vaping there, because, as much as smoking is not allowed there, vaping isn’t, either. As for what products you can buy legally in Dallas, umm, that’s dependent on what’s allowed for sale in Texas (as a State); Dallas doesn’t have city-wide vape bans, they follow the State’s SB2024 provisions.

Coming to Dallas, Texas, this holiday? Here’s What to Do First

Are you planning on spending the holidays in Dallas? Here’s what to do first (as a vaper): buy as many vapes as you need for the length of time you’d be in Texas before boarding the flight. Yes, you can fly with vapes; however, there are airline-specific regulations for that, aside from the general TSA regulations.

EightVape is currently hosting multiple Black Friday sales events that offer multiple discounts and free gifts to bulk-buyers. You can bank on these deals and get a good quantity of your favorite vapes before hitting Texas. These vape ban rules are mostly targeted at retailers, not consumers. That’s all for now, do have a good day ahead!