Texas law banning marketing, sale of certain e cigarette products takes effect The Daily Texan Texas just banned a huge chunk of vapes from mint flavors to devices made in China., Shops are tossing inventory into the trash, customers are walking out empty handed, and fines run as high as $4 A new Texas law that bans the sale of TC infused vapes took effect on Monday. Although the law does not ban the possession of TC vape pens, retailers who sell them could Texas' ban on disposable THC vapes is now in effect