U.S. State E-Cigarette Retail Licensure Laws

Quarterly data from 1995 to 2025 tracks state-level laws governing retail licenses for e-cigarette sales. The CDC's State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation system provides this legislative history, including requirements, restrictions, and penalties for over-the-counter and vending machine sales. Records are updated every three months with provisions effective as recently as 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in `ProvisionValue` and `ProvisionAltValue` for `Licensure` laws across `GeoLocation (state)` over `YEAR`.
• Model the relationship between `Enacted_Date` and specific `ProvisionDesc` categories to predict policy adoption patterns.
• Assess geographic disparities by mapping `MeasureDesc` and `TopicDesc` fields against `LocationAbbr`.
• Evaluate policy enforcement by correlating `Effective_Date` with `ProvisionGroupDesc` details like penalties.
• Track legislative changes by comparing `Quarter` and `YEAR` for a specific `GeoLocation` using `DataType` and `Citation`.

Strengths

• 30-year temporal coverage from 1995 to 2025.
• Quarterly update frequency ensures recent policy inclusion.
• Contains over 25 distinct columns detailing legislative provisions.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of data volume.
• Sample data unavailable for initial quality inspection.
• License terms are unspecified, restricting clarity on usage rights.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System.

Collection Method

State-level legislative data reported on a quarterly basis.

Time Range

1995-2025

Freshness

Quarterly updates, last refreshed April 2025.

Geography

U.S. states and territories.