# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 6. Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties

### Subtitle 3. Prohibited Acts

#### Section 6-323

(a) In this section, "AWOL machine" means an Alcohol Without Liquid device, a Vaportini, or any similar device that mixes an alcoholic product with pure oxygen or other gas to produce a vaporized product that can be inhaled.

(b) A person may not:

  (1) use an AWOL machine to inhale alcohol vapor or otherwise introduce alcohol in any form into the human body; or

  (2) with the intent to introduce alcohol into the human body, possess, purchase, transfer, or offer for sale or use an AWOL machine.

(c)

  (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

  (2) Each violation of this section is a separate offense.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)