Age verification crackdown at vape stores in bid to prevent underage sales By Sameer Naik Share The next time you visit a vape or e-cigarette retail store in the country, make sure you have your ID. Retailers that sell electronic cigarette (e-cig) and combustible tobacco products could ask for age verification before selling electronic vapour products (EVPs) as part of a drive to prevent underage sales. This is just one of the guidelines vape and electronic cigarette retail stores are now reinforcing. The vaping industry has come under intense scrutiny recently amid a wave of underage vaping. There has been criticism that the industry has done little to prevent sales to underage customers, and that vape products are being directly marketed to teenagers.