FDA deems e-cigarettes as tobacco products, putting them under regulatory authority.

EVALI outbreak and youth vaping crisis leads to state-level flavor bans (MA, RI, WA). Trump admin briefly bans then un-bans flavored pod systems.

PMTA deadline passes. FDA begins reviewing applications. California passes Prop 31 flavor ban. More states follow.

FDA authorizes first wave of PMTA products (mostly JUUL tobacco/menthol). Enforcement against unauthorized products begins.

"Seize and destroy" law expands FDA enforcement power. Disposable vape crackdown intensifies. Search interest for "vape ban" spikes repeatedly.

Now: Search interest for "is the US banning vapes" surges 3,600% as new state proposals and FDA actions make headlines.