Renfrewshire highlighted in UK study examining vape age checks The UK has passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, set to become law in 2027, which will permanently ban anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 from buying cigarettes, cigars, or How Old Do You Have to Be to Vape? The Electronic Cigarette Blog Grateful to the Founding Fathers The UK passed a lifetime ban on cigarette sales to anyone born on after January 1, 2009. Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared both houses of Parliament. Age restriction