Andover, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Massachusetts has been the country’s hotbed of tobacco age increases, and on Tuesday night the Andover Board of Health threw another log on the fire…
Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Could Go To Public Vote in Columbia, Mo.
While the Columbia City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 and treat electronic cigarettes the…
Lawrence, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, the Lawrence, Mass. Board of Health voted to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the…
Two Massachusetts Towns Looking at Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A pair of towns in Franklin County, Mass. are holding public hearings this week to get feedback on the possibility of raising the minimum age…
Columbia, Mo. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Nearly three months after a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Columbia, Mo. came up in the closing minutes of…
Marshfield, Mass. Studying Tobacco Age Increase
The small and affluent town of Marshfield could be the next municipality in Massachusetts to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes…
Framingham, Mass. Raises Minimum Purchasing Age to 21
Yet another Massachusetts town has made it illegal to purchase tobacco products for those under the age of 21. Framingham, Mass. announced that the minimum…
Framingham, Mass. Could Increase Tobacco Purchase Age
The board of health in Framingham, Mass. could raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the town from 18 to 21 at its…
Hingham, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 19
Last night, the Hingham, Mass. Board of Health voted to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes by one year, upping…
Montpelier, Vt. Revisits Smoking Ban, Discusses Purchase Age Increase
Earlier this year, the Montpelier City Council was asked to ban smoking in the city’s parks, an issue that the council seemed in favor of…
Columbia, Mo. Board of Health Endorses Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Just shy of two months since Columbia City Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick proposed that the city raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18…