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Mansfield, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Mansfield, Mass. Board of Health has approved an increase of the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21-years-old, a…

Hawaii Governor Signs Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Bill

Gov. David Ige said he wanted to take enough time to ensure that the tobacco purchase age increase bill passed by the state’s legislature in…

Proposal to Reverse Greenfield, Mass. Age Increase Fails

A Greenfield, Mass. city councilman hoping to reverse the upcoming increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products fell short in his effort, with…

Santa Clara County, Calif. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Just a few weeks after the idea was proposed, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an increase in the minimum age to purchase…

Upper Arlington Becomes First Ohio City to Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The move to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 has found its first foothold in Ohio, as the city of Upper Arlington’s…

California Senate Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

The California State Senate approved Senate Bill 151 by a vote of 26-8 today, giving its approval to a proposal to raise the minimum age to…

Gill, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

It’s certainly not the biggest score for the anti-tobacco groups in Massachusetts, but there’s another town in the Bay State that will soon be increasing…

Three Ohio Cities Seeking to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

While Massachusetts has been garnering most of the attention for having a rash of cities increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21,…

Kingston, Mass. Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Kingston, Mass. became the second town this week to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-year-old, as the town’s board…

Methuen, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The board of health in Methuen, Mass. has voted to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21,…

Santa Clara County, Calif. To Take Up Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Proposal

The Santa Clara County, Calif. Board of Supervisors will be debating raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 18…