Takeaways:
- Spain’s proposed 2025 Anti-Tobacco Law would, for the first time, bring e-cigarettes under the same rules as traditional tobacco.
- The bill expands smoking and vaping bans to outdoor terraces, campuses, public pools, and near schools and hospitals.
- Regulators are weighing a 12-month phase-out of disposable e-cigarettes, while tightening advertising and flavor restrictions.
Spain is planning a major overhaul of its tobacco-control system that would regulate e-cigarettes and other nicotine products fully for the first time.
According to a report from Docon Time, the proposed 2025 Anti-Tobacco Law, now under parliamentary review, would combine vaping with traditional tobacco under one legal system — a move Spanish health officials see as a long-overdue update to public health policy.
The draft law introduces a wide range of restrictions designed to reduce both smoking and vaping in shared spaces. It would ban use on outdoor café terraces, at bus stops, on college campuses, at public pools, inside work vehicles, and near schools and hospitals. The bill also aims to outlaw the sale, supply, or use of any nicotine product by minors, with clear penalties for youth usage.
The commercial measures in the draft reflect the EU’s strictest tobacco marketing regulations. Advertising and product placement for e-cigarettes would be banned across all media, events, and public spaces in urban areas, while flavors, packaging designs, and images that appeal to young people would face restrictions.
Authorities are also considering a full ban on disposable e-cigarettes, with a proposed 12-month transition period for retailers to sell off existing stock. The Ministry of Health has identified environmental waste and youth access as key reasons for implementing the phase-out.
For Spain’s expanding online vape market and physical stores, the proposal marks a significant change. Disposable devices and flavored refill liquids account for a large share of youth-focused sales, and an outright ban could lead suppliers to shift toward rechargeable or lower-nicotine products that meet new safety and sustainability standards.
Meanwhile, Docon Time points out that the proposed crackdown on traditional vaping coincides with the rise of nicotine-free aerosol products marketed as alternatives. Products containing cannabinoids such as CBG (cannabigerol), CBN (cannabinol), and 10-OH-HHC have started appearing in Spain, often promoted as legal and non-addictive wellness items.
Some domestic brands are offering CBD in tobacco-style pouches or reusable vaporizers, combining the trend with sustainability claims to stand out from single-use vape devices.
