April 4, 2017 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Arkansas Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Fails

A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the state of Arkansas has failed.

Last week, H.B. 1711 was read for the third time in the Arkansas House of Representatives and failed. If passed, the bill would have made it illegal for any person under the age of 21 to purchase or possess tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vapor products.

California and Hawaii are the only two states that have passed laws requiring individuals to be 21 to purchase tobacco though a variety of states have active bills that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco.

Arkansas H.B. 1711 tobacco purchasing age
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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