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Bismarck, N.D. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

As the country adjusts to the new federal minimum age to purchase tobacco products being changed to 21, cities, counties and states continue to pass…

FDA: Not Enforcing Tobacco 21 Yet

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has clarified its position on a new federal that bans those under 21-years-old from purchasing tobacco products. While…

Breckenridge, Minn. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age

While the federal increase in the tobacco purchasing age continues to get sorted out—including having several trade organizations making a public request for clarification over…

PCA & Others Seek Clarification on Federal Tobacco 21 Age Increase Implementation

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and other trade groups have asked the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to clarify the implementation of the new…

Manitou Springs, Colo. Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

Amidst a flurry of changes to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in recent weeks, the city of Manitou Springs passed its own increase…

Colorado Legislators Introduce Bill to Increase Tobacco Purchasing Age, Require Retail Licenses

While the minimum age to purchase tobacco products was increased to 21-years-old at the federal level in late December, a number of states have begun…

New Hampshire Senate Votes to Increase Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

On Jan. 1, New Hampshire’s state law changed, increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco in the state from 18 to 19. Yesterday, the New…

Washington’s Tobacco Purchasing Age is Now 21

As the clock struck midnight and revelers rang in the new year, the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Washington increased from 18 to…

New Hampshire’s Tobacco Purchasing Age Increases to 19 Today

As happened in Washington and Nebraska, the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in New Hampshire is going up today, to 19-years-old. It is a…

Nebraska Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 19 Today

While Nebraska hasn’t yet joined the Tobacco 21 movement, it is still raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco, increasing it from 18 to 19-years-old…

FDA Declares Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase to 21 in Effect; PCA Advises Stores to Stop Selling to Persons Under 21

Less than a week ago, President Trump signed a government spending bill that included an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from…