April 26, 2018 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Illinois Senate Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike to 21

Illinois is one step closer to become the sixth state to require individuals to be at least 21 to purchase tobacco.

Yesterday the state’s Senate voted 35-20 to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products—which would also include e-cigarettes and vapor products—from 18 to 21.

The move now goes to the Illinois House. Over a dozen Illinois cities, including Chicago, have raised the minimum age to purchase to 21.

California, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey and Oregon have all raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old.

Illinois S.B. 2332 tobacco purchasing age
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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