Plymouth, Mass. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Wednesday, the Plymouth, Mass. Board of Health rejected three anti-tobacco proposals, something that has been largely unheard of in a state where tobacco purchase…
Cortland County, N.Y. Will Increase Tobacco Age After Review of Vote
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like Cortland County, N.Y. wouldn’t be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21-years-old. The…
Chicago’s Tobacco Purchase Age Increases to 21 Today
The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the country’s third most populous city has increased to 21 today, as legislation passed in mid-March is…
Cortland County, N.Y. Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
The Cortland County (N.Y.) Legislature voted against a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 on Wednesday night. According to…
Leawood, Kan. Joins Tobacco Age Increase Movement
The Kansas City metro area has become a hot bed of cities increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years…
Portland, Maine Increases Tobacco Purchase Age
The state of Maine has its first city that will be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, as the Portland City…
Leavenworth, Kan. Revisits, Passes Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A little over three months ago, the Leavenworth, Kan. City Commission couldn’t come to an agreement as to whether or not it made sense to pursue an…
Stoughton, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The Stoughton, Mass. Board of Health has unanimously approved an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, joining the growing roster…
Maplewood Township, N.J. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Said to have gotten their inspiration from Gov. Chris Christie’s January veto of an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, leaders…
Helena-West Helena, Ark. Says OK to Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A new area of the country has jumped on the bandwagon to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes: Helena and West…
California Increases Tobacco Purchase Age Today
The days of adults under 21-years-old buying tobacco products in California has come to an end, as the state’s recently passed increase in the minimum…
