San Francisco to Vote on Tobacco Age Increase
San Francisco city supervisors will soon consider a measure to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, a move that if approved…
Illinois Senator Proposes Raising Age to Purchase Tobacco
An Illinois state senator has entered the Land of Lincoln into the race to become the second state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco…
Iowa Senate Committee Shuts Down Age Increase Proposal
You can take Iowa out of the running to become the second state to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as…
Gladstone, Mo. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The city council of Gladstone, Mo., a suburb of Kansas City, Mo. ten miles to the north, has passed an ordinance that will increase the…
Bills to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age Stall in Washington State
It appears that a pair of bills in the Washington State Legislature seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products have met their…
Palo Alto, Calif. Heads Towards Tobacco Age Increase
City leaders in Palo Alto, Calif. have made no secret of their disdain for tobacco over the past two years, banning smoking in parts of the…
Chicago Alderman Delay Latest Tobacco Tax & Age Increase Attempt
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been trying to get the minimum age to purchase tobacco products increased for nearly a month, as well as a…
Iola, Kan. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The growing Tobacco 21 movement in Kansas has claimed another city, as the Iola city council passed the increase at Tuesday’s meeting. While the new law…
Emanuel’s Tobacco Changes Shut Down by Chicago Aldermen
A number of tobacco-related changes proposed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were met with pushback on Monday as the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee effectively…
New Jersey Legislature Takes Up Tobacco Age Increase, Smoking Bans Again
Just a few weeks after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie used a pocket veto to defeat a bill that would raise the minimum age to…
Kentucky Legislators Seek Statewide Increase of Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Three Kentucky state representatives have proposed an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. Reps. David Watkins, D-11; Joni…
