Hilliard, Ohio Bans Tobacco Use in Parks
A ban on the use of all forms of tobacco products as well as electronic smoking devices will soon be coming to the Columbus, Ohio…
Grove City, Ohio to Begin Enforcement of Parks Smoking Ban
It’s been illegal to smoke in the parks of Grove City, Ohio since February 2016, but the city is about to step up both education…
Batesville, Ind. Bans Smoking in Parks
Smoking will soon be banned in the six parks of Batesville, Ind., as the city’s Common Council approved the second reading of an ordinance on…
Columbus, Ohio City Council Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase to 21
The Columbus City Council wasted no time in approving an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco, though it won’t go into effect for…
Deerfield, Mass. To Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21 (Update)
As of the start of the new year, Deerfield, Mass. will join the group of cities where a person must be at least 21-years-old to…
Columbus, Ohio Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Approved by Board of Health
The Columbus Board of Health unanimously approved a measure that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. While the measure…
New Albany, Ohio Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The New Albany City Council has approved an ordinance that increases the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, with a unanimous vote of…
Grandview Heights, Ohio Won’t Criminalize Possession of Tobacco
When the city of Grandview Heights, Ohio increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco and other nicotine delivery products last month, it also made possession of those…
Grandview Heights, Ohio Increases Tobacco Purchase and Consumption Age to 21 (Update)
Soon it will not only be illegal for a purchase under the age of 21 to purchase a tobacco product, but also to be 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…
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…