Oregon Senate Passes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
After a few delays, the Oregon Senate finally took a full vote on a measure that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from…
North Carolina Legislators Seeking to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
At least one more state will consider an increase in the tobacco purchasing age this legislative session, as a group of North Carolina state representatives…
Maryland’s Proposed Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Stumbles
While not dead, the attempt to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the state of Maryland has hit a…
Bloomingdale, N.J. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21
The borough of Bloomingdale has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The new law will go into effect on Sept 1….
Lane County, Ore. Will Increase Tobacco Purchase Age
Lane County, Ore. has become a bit of a hotbed of anti-tobacco legislation lately; in January the county approved a parks smoking ban, and today…
Edina Seeks to be First Minnesota City to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Edina, Minn. could become the first Minnesota city to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The City Council voted to…
Singapore Will Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21
Singapore will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. While the changes were announced today, the new law won’t take effect…
Utah Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Bill Dies in House
A bill that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 19 to 21 in the state of Utah will not pass in…
Idaho Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Dies in Senate
A bill that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the state of Idaho was defeated earlier today…
Arkansas Legislator Introduces Bill to Raise State’s Tobacco Age to 21
Make it 19 states that have had bills seeking to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21-years-old introduced in their legislatures this session, as Arkansas…
Tobacco Age Increase Proposed in Florida
While it remains to see which state–if any–will become the third in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21, a…
