California Tobacco Regulation Fight Threatened Before Bills Land on Governor’s Desk
Last week, the California Senate approved five different anti-tobacco measures as part of a special session on health. The measures included raising the minimum age to…
Gloucester Becomes 100th City in Massachusetts to Raise Tobacco Age
And then there were 100. On March 3, the Gloucester, Mass. board of health voted unanimously to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and…
California Senate Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age & Others
California is one signature away from becoming the second state to require individuals to be 21 to purchase tobacco products. As expected, the California Senate…
Falmouth, Mass. Approves Increase in Age to Purchase Tobacco
The board of health in the town of Falmouth, Mass., located in the famed Cape Cod region of the state, has approved a proposal to…
Massachusetts Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Effort Advances
Over 60 municipalities have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 in the state of Massachusetts, now there’s another attempt to pass a…
Leavenworth, Kan. Won’t Pursue Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
While many cities in the Kansas City area are increasing the age to purchase tobacco products, Leavenworth, Kan. won’t be one of them. After debate…
California Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase & Others Advance
California is likely to become the second state where individuals must be 21 to purchase tobacco products. Today, a special session on healthcare in the…
San Francisco Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21
In a few months, it will be illegal for those under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products in the city of San Francisco….
Utah Legislators Defeat Age Increase Proposal
Utah won’t be the second state in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as the Utah State House Revenue and…
Bills to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age, Ban Smoking at Beaches in New Jersey Advance
Fresh off New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s pocket veto of an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and other nicotine delivery devices…
Rhode Island Legislators Introduce Age Increase Proposal
A pair of Rhode Island state legislators have introduced proposals that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and other nicotine delivery devices from…
