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Fort Lee, N.J. Eschews Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Borough leaders in Fort Lee, N.J. have decided against trying to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, saying that it could create a conflict…

New Albany, Ohio Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The New Albany City Council has approved an ordinance that increases the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, with a unanimous vote of…

Hillsdale, N.J. Won’t Increase Tobacco Purchase Age

Leaders in the borough of Hillsdale, N.J. have said no to a proposal seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19…

Boston Mayor Wants Tobacco Age Increased

The movement to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts seems to have finally reached its biggest city, as Boston mayor Martin J….

Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. Both Increase Tobacco Purchase Age

Officials in both Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, along…

San Francisco Eyes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike

Today, a formal proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 was introduced in San Francisco. Supervisors Scott Wiener and…

Cleveland, Ohio Considering Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Flavored Tobacco Regulations

In the coming weeks, the Cleveland City Council will consider a number of tobacco-related proposals that could have widespread effects in Ohio’s second largest city….

Multnomah County, Ore. to Consider Numerous Tobacco Policy Changes (Update)

Oregon’s largest county has announced plans to consider a number of tobacco policy changes, including increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18…

Paterson, N.J. Could Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Paterson, N.J. City Council is scheduled to take up a measure at its meeting on Tuesday that could increase the minimum age to purchase…

Three Massachusetts Towns Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The trio of Lee, Lenox and Stockbridge, Mass. have agreed to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to 21-years-old, as…

Hillsdale, N.J. To Consider Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

The borough of Hillsdale, N.J. could be the next municipality to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as the borough council has introduced…