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San Antonio, Texas Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Tobacco 21 movement has officially come to the Lone Star State, as San Antonio has become the first city in Texas to pass an…

Topeka, Kan. Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Put on Hold

An increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Topeka, Kan. that was slated to go into effect on Thursday has been put…

West Virginia Will Consider Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

There are five states where a person must be at least 21-years-old to purchase tobacco products, and as of Wednesday there is another entrant in…

Springfield, Mass. Will Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 (Update)

There will soon be one less city in Massachusetts where 18-year-olds can purchase tobacco products, as on Monday the Springfield City Council unanimously approved an…

Alabama Legislature Will Consider Raising Tobacco Age to 21

When the Alabama Legislature begins its 2018 session today, one of the proposals it will take up is HB 47, a bill seeking to raise…

Oregon Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 Today

With the start of the new year, persons in Oregon wanting to buy tobacco products must now be at least 21-years-old, as a bill passed…

Arizona Legislators Introduce Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Bill

A pair of Arizona state legislators have introduced a bill that seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products from…

Onondaga County, N.Y. Tobacco Purchase Age Increasing

A proposal to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Onondaga County, N.Y. has cleared its final hurdle, as County Executive Joanie Mahoney…

Florida Legislature Will Consider Tobacco Age Increase in 2018

The Florida legislature will once again consider a statewide increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, has…

Bedford, Mass. Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21, Bans Flavored Tobacco Products

Effective Jan. 1, the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Bedford, Mass. will be 21. The town’s Board of Health voted to raise the minimum…

Long Beach, N.Y. Will Make 21 New Tobacco Purchasing Age

City leaders in Long Beach, N.Y. have unanimously approved an ordinance that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products to…