Cambridge, Mass. Moves Forward With Tobacco Restrictions
Smoking in parks, motels and outdoor areas where food is served is set to become prohibited thanks to new restrictions passed by the Cambridge City…
New Jersey Bill to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age Moves Forward
A bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in New Jersey continues to move through the state senate, having been approved…
Yarmouth, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The Cape Cod town of Yarmouth, Mass. will soon be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age, as…
Oklahoma Smoking Bans & Age Restrictions Fail
The end of May meant the end of the Oklahoma Legislature’s current session. With that, a variety of proposed tobacco-related laws. Oklahoma is now the…
Braintree, Mass. Schedules Vote on Raising Minimum Purchase Age to 21
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 in Braintree, Mass. has been scheduled for a vote by…
El Cerrito, Calif. Announces Plans to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age and Limit Smoking
The El Cerrito City Council has announced their plans to control tobacco use in the city, directing the assistant city manager to begin work on…
Smoking Ban, Age Restrictions & Tax Changes All Fall Short in Hawaii Legislature
Two smoking bans, legislation that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21, multiple tobacco tax changes and a ban on flavored…
Evanston, Ill. Urged To Consider Raising Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The Chicago suburb of Evanston is expected to consider raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in city limits to 21-years-old, as the Evanston Health…
New York State Assembly Could Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 19
The New York State Assembly now has a pair of bills moving through the Assembly and Senate that would increase the minimum age to purchase…
Statewide Purchasing Age Increase Proposed In Massachusetts
No state has been at the forefront of the debate over whether to increase the minimum purchasing of tobacco more than Massachusetts. Largely thanks to…
Braintree, Mass. Schedules Public Hearing on Raising Tobacco Purchase Age
The town of Braintree, Mass., a suburb south of Boston with approximately 35,000 residents, is moving forward with a proposal that would raise the minimum…
