Editing Nicotine (section)

===Legal status===
{{Further|Smoking in the United Kingdom|Tobacco in the United States}}
In the United States, nicotine products and [[nicotine replacement therapy]] products like Nicotrol are only available to people 18 and above; proof of age is required; not for sale in vending machine or from any source where proof of age cannot be verified. As of 2019, the minimum age to purchase tobacco in the US is 21 at the federal level.<ref>{{cite journal | author =Center for Tobacco Products |date=2022-09-26 |title=Tobacco 21 |url=https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/retail-sales-tobacco-products/tobacco-21 |journal=FDA |language=en}}</ref>

In the European Union, the minimum age to purchase nicotine products is 18.  However, there is no minimum age requirement to use tobacco or nicotine products.<ref>{{cite web |title=21, 18, or 14: A look at the legal age for smoking around the world |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/21-18-or-14-a-look-at-the-legal-age-for-smoking-around-the-world |website=Straits Times |access-date=1 March 2019|date=3 October 2017 }}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 implemented the European directive 2014/40/EU, amended by Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  Additionally other regulations limit advertising, sale and display of tobacco products and other products containing nicotine for human consumption. The Sunak government proposed banning disposable vapes to limit their appeal and affordability for children and to reduce the amount of waste generated.