Middleborough, Mass. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Proposal
While Massachusetts has been a hotbed of cities and towns increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21-years-old, one town decided it won’t be…
New Jersey Tobacco Purchase Age Goes to 21 Today
There is now—officially—a fourth state where you must be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco products, as the law changed today in New…
Saratoga County, N.Y. Abandons Effort to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
A push in Saratoga County, N.Y. to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old has been cancelled. Vincent DeLucia, chairman of the…
Easthampton, Mass. to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Restrict Flavored Tobacco Sales
The Easthampton, Mass. board of health approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old at its monthly meeting…
Parkville, Mo. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Another city in the Kansas City, Mo. area has signed on to raise its tobacco purchase age, as on Tuesday the Parkville Board of Aldermen…
Detroit Lakes, Minn. Won’t Pursue Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Detroit Lakes, Minn. met an early demise on Tuesday, as the city council…
Lake County, Ill. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age
Illinois has had a number of cities raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products, now it has its first county to…
Buffalo Grove, Ill. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
Buffalo Grove, Ill. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, but not without controversy. In somewhat of a unique scenario,…
Port Washington North, N.Y. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Bans Smoking in Parks
It was a bad day for smokers recently in a small village in the shadow of New York City, as the village of Port Washington…
Shawnee County, Kan. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products in the unincorporated areas of Shawnee County, Kan. will soon be increasing to 21-years-old, as on…
Oregon’s Governor Signs Tobacco Age Increase
Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon has signed a bill into law that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old,…
