Age Restrictions

Hawaii was the first state to increase its minimum purchasing age to purchase tobacco to 21, now a bill seeks to ban anyone born after 2002 from ever using tobacco products.

It doesn’t seem like this bill does anything to change how cigars, even flavored cigars, are sold or consumed in Nevada.

Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a very similar bill, but Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, has a new bill with different language.

The bill, similar to one in New Zealand, would prevent future generations from purchasing tobacco products in the state.

The country now has some of the strictest tobacco sales policies in the world.

New Zealand passed a similar approach last year. Hong Kong is expected to unveil a formal proposal in early 2023.

The ruling could clear the way for other municipalities to ban entire generations from ever purchasing tobacco products.

The state won’t be aligning its laws with the federal minimum purchasing age due to a tax increase contained in the bill.

You now have to be at least 21-years-old to purchase any tobacco products in Michigan.

Now, those caught violating the rule will have to go to a tobacco education class.

Alaska is close to bringing its tobacco purchasing age laws into alignment with the federal minimum age.