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Minimum Purchasing Age Requirement Advances in Evanston, Ill.

Soon, Northwestern students under the age of 21 could be charged with a criminal offense for possessing tobacco around their college. Last night, the Evanston…

Wayland, Mass. Raises Minimum Purchasing Age, Passes Smoking Bans

Add the town of Wayland to the list of places in Massachusetts where it will be illegal to purchase tobacco if you are under the…

Hull, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Bans Smoking in Parks

Tuesday was a bad day for smokers in Hull, Mass., as the town’s Board of Selectman voted to make it the 33rd municipality in the state where…

Braintree, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age Today

If you want to purchase a premium cigar or any tobacco product, e-cigarette or other “nicotine delivery device” in the Boston suburb of Braintree today,…

Belmont, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Yesterday, the Belmont Board of Health voted to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine delivery devices within the city to 21…

Columbia, Mo. Could Be Raising Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

In the final minutes of Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting and with the clock’s hands passing past midnight and into Tuesday morning, Councilwoman Ginny…

Sayreville, N.J. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Sayreville Borough Council gave the go-ahead on Monday night to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products within borough limits, upping the purchase…

Salem, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The Salem Board of Selectmen has made its city the first in the county to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18…

Andover, Mass. Considers Minimum Purchasing Age Increase

Tonight, the Andover Board of Health will meet to discuss a variety of changes to the town’s tobacco laws, including raising the minimum age to…

Englewood Becomes First New Jersey City to Raise Minimum Purchasing Age to 21

While the New Jersey Assembly weighs a bill that would make the Garden State the first in the nation to have a minimum purchasing age…

Amherst Could Craft Strictest Tobacco Ordinance in New York

The Amherst Town Board will soon be looking at a number of tobacco-related ordinances that could make the town of nearly 125,000 people in western…