New Hampshire’s Tobacco Purchasing Age Now 21-Years-Old
New Hampshire has joined the Tobacco 21 movement, as Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB 1245 into law, an omnibus bill that included SB 248, which…
Minnesota’s Tobacco Purchasing Age Now 21-Years-Old
The age to purchase tobacco products is now officially 21-years-old in Minnesota, as an increase signed into law in mid-May has gone into effect. HF…
Georgia’s Governor Signs Bill Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21-Years-Old
Gov. Brian Kemp has made Georgia the most recent state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, signing SB 375 into…
Colorado’s Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill
Colorado is the latest state to change its laws to make 21 the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as Gov. Jared Polis signed HB20-1001 into…
Mississippi Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21-Years-Old
The list of states that have formally raised the tobacco purchasing age to 21-years-old continues to grow with Mississippi becoming the latest to change its…
Indiana’s Tobacco Purchasing Age Increases to 21
Indiana’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products is now 21-years-old. The changes were proposed and approved via SB 1, which increased the age to both…
Pennsylvania’s Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age is Now 21
The new minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco alternative products in Pennsylvania is now 21-years-old, as a bill passed in Nov. 2019 went into…
Iowa’s Tobacco Purchasing Age Now 21-Years-Old as Governor Signs Bill
On Monday, Iowa’s governor, Kim Reynolds, signed SF 2268 into law, which immediately raised the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco and vaping products from…
Napa, Calif. Passes First Reading of Flavored Tobacco Ban, Parks Smoking Ban
This week, the Napa City Council passed the first reading of an agenda item that will reform a number of aspects of tobacco consumption, namely…
Palatine, Ill. Makes Tobacco Possession Age 21-Years-Old
In an attempt to close what they saw as a loophole in Illinois’ tobacco purchasing age law, leaders in the village of Palatine have raised…
Michigan Senate Passes Cigar Tax Changes, Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
This week, the Michigan State Senate passed a group of tobacco-related bills that include an increase to the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco purchasing…
