(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) 'Distribute' means to: (1) give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue; (2) offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue; or (3) cause or hire any person to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue. (c) (1) 'Tobacco product' means a product that is: (i) intended for human inhalation, absorption, ingestion, smoking, heating, chewing, dissolving, or any other manner of consumption that is made of, derived from, or contains: 1. tobacco; or 2. nicotine; or (ii) an accessory or a component used in any manner of consumption of a product described in item (i) of this paragraph. (2) 'Tobacco product' includes: (i) cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, and snus; (ii) electronic smoking devices; and (iii) filters, rolling papers, pipes, and liquids used in electronic smoking devices regardless of nicotine content. (3) 'Tobacco product' does not include a drug, device, or combination product authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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