New Maryland Law Raising Smoking Age to Go Into Effect

E-Cigarette vaporizer components are displayed at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, California, on Jan. 28, 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Teenagers in Maryland will be unable to buy tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, when a new law goes into effect on Oct. 1.

Meanwhile, U.S. officials continue to investigate a spate of illnesses and deaths associated with vaping.