Nearly all disposable vaporizers, vape juice, and electronic cigarette products will be illegal to sell in Pennsylvania as of October 19, according to a memo published today by the Office of the Attorney General.

According to the memo, officials “may commence enforcement of Act 57” after October 19. Act 57, which passed the state House 147-56 and was signed by Governor Josh Shapiro in December 2025, empowered the Office of the Attorney General with building and publicizing a directory of approved ENDS products. The current directory can be found here.

Regulations currently allow six companies to manufacture, distribute, and sell electronic nicotine products in the Commonwealth: Blue Nine, Custom Technologies, Juul Labs, NJoy, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., and the Schwartz E-Liquid. Approved products include the Juul, NJoy Ace, and Vuse Alto vaporizers commonly available at Wawa and other corporate chain convenience stores.

The Office of Attorney General will conduct “targeted enforcement” across the state, and penalties “will be graduated in accordance with the law for repeat offenders”, the memo says.

For stores that continue to sell banned products, fines start at $500 for each item that violates the new law. A second violation means a $1,000 fine per day and per product, as well as a license suspension. Third time violators will face a $1,500 fine per day and per product, license revocation, and be responsible for the cost of destroying seized products, according to the state attorney general.

The memo continues:

Approval relies on information provided by companies that shows compliance with Act 57 and Pennsylvania law. Approval may only be given for products FDA has approved to be sold or which are the subject of timely filed applications with FDA that have been accepted for filing by FDA and are still under review by FDA or subject to a denial order which has been stayed by FDA or Court order.

“This law is about keeping harmful products out of the hands of both children and adults who may not realize what they are consuming,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Since Act 57 was signed into law, my office has been working diligently to build resources for companies and consumers so they can be in compliance when the enforcement date arrives. I applaud the legislature for their bipartisan support of Act 57 to provide this important public health safety measure to the Commonwealth.”

The enforcement would begin just weeks after Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced criminal charges against 46 businesses in 26 municipalities following a countywide investigation into the illegal sale of THC products at retail businesses throughout the county.

Five businesses in greater Glenside were among the 46 charged.

Act 57 will affect more than 10,000 businesses. You can watch Attorney General Dave Sunday’s comments on its enforcement below:

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