Federal flavor ban goes into effect Thursday, but many flavored vape products will still be available NY banned flavored vaping but, once hooked, the kids know how to beat it syracuse.com Flavored vape has been illegal to sell in NYS since 2020. Flavored vape has lead to a large increase in youth using e cigarettes. This ban helps protect young people who have the Fruity flavors lure teens into vaping longer and taking more puffs, study says Los Angeles Times