Chilmark, Mass. Joins Tobacco 21 Movement
One of Massachusetts’ smallest towns has joined the list of municipalities to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as earlier this…
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
At its most recent meeting, the city council in Excelsior Springs, Mo. voted to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products…
Maine Legislators Weighing Increase in Tobacco Tax
State legislators in Maine are considering a significant increase in the state’s tobacco tax, as a bill that is currently in committee hearings seeks to…
Philippines Gets Stringent Public Smoking Ban
A new smoking ban is coming to the Philippines, as President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order this week to prohibit smoking and the use…
Lawsuit Delays Tobacco Age Increase in Genesee County, Mich.
For the second time in about a week, a lawsuit has delayed the increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. Last week, an…
Massachusetts Senate Considers Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Nowhere in the United States has there been more debate and action about raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco than in the state of…
Revere, Mass. Delays Tobacco Purchase Age Increase to Sept. 1
An appeal filed by a convenience store in Revere, Mass. has forced the effective date of the city’s increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco…
Aspen, Colo. Approves First Reading of Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Proposal
Colorado could soon have its first city with a minimum age to purchase tobacco and electronic cigarettes of 21-years-old, as the Aspen City Council unanimously approved…
Maywood, Ill. Makes 21 New Tobacco Purchase Age
The village of Maywood, Ill. has passed an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, raising it from 18 to 21-years-old during Tuesday’s…
Minnesota Senator Introduces Bill to Raise State’s Tobacco Purchase Age
Fresh off the heels off Edina, Minn. becoming the first city in the state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes…
Edina, Minn. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21
Last night, the Edina City Council raised the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products from 18 to 21. Edina is the first city in…
