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NOT LEGAL ADVICEPotomac Distro is not a law firm, and nothing on this page is legal advice. This is general educational information we provide free to our customers. Reading it creates no attorney–client relationship. Laws, fees and state directories change, and how any rule applies depends on your own facts. For any question about Virginia law, speak with an attorney licensed in Virginia, and for Pennsylvania law, an attorney licensed in Pennsylvania.
Virginia and Pennsylvania are two different laws. Different directories, different dates, different penalties, different licences. Read the page for the state you actually sell in. If you sell in both, read both.
VIRGINIA · OCTOBER 1, 2026
ABC retail tobacco permit becomes mandatory
Every Virginia location selling tobacco, nicotine vapor or hemp needs a Virginia ABC retail tobacco permit. Penalties for unlisted products also rise sharply the same day.
PENNSYLVANIA · OCTOBER 19, 2026
Unlisted nicotine vape becomes contraband
The 120-day sell-through window closes October 18. From October 19 any nicotine e-cigarette not on the Attorney General's ENDS directory can be seized and destroyed at your cost.
Please read. General educational information provided by Potomac Distro as a service to our customers. It is not legal advice and creates no attorney-client relationship. Directories, fees and licence rules change. Always confirm a product against the official state directory before you buy or sell it. The practice exam is not a state exam, is not affiliated with or endorsed by Virginia ABC, and certifies nobody.
Directories last checked by Potomac Distro: September 29, 2026. Page last reviewed: September 30, 2026.
Questions? Contact your Potomac Distro representative.
Directories last checked by Potomac Distro: September 29, 2026. Page last reviewed: September 30, 2026.
Questions? Contact your Potomac Distro representative.