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Oregon Close to Making Minimum Tobacco Purchase Age 21 (Update)

After the Oregon House of Representatives approved a bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and alternative nicotine products to 21-years-old, it…

Gresham, Ore. Parks Go Tobacco Free Today

The parks of Gresham, Ore. are officially going smoke free today, but park users will get a six-month reprieve from a fine should they light…

Klamath County, Ore. Approves Tobacco Retailer License Proposal

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, retailers in Klamath County, Ore. will have to apply for a new license if they wish to keep selling tobacco…

Oregon Senate Passes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

After a few delays, the Oregon Senate finally took a full vote on a measure that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from…

Lane County, Ore. Will Increase Tobacco Purchase Age

Lane County, Ore. has become a bit of a hotbed of anti-tobacco legislation lately; in January the county approved a parks smoking ban, and today…

Eugene, Ore. Rejects Downtown Smoking Ban

City leaders in Eugene, Ore. have been considering several ideas for how to improve the quality of life in the city’s downtown core; on Wednesday…

Second Oregon Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill Expected Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton, is expected to introduce legislation that would raise the minimum the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to…

Lane County, Ore. Revisits, Approves Parks Smoking Ban

It was just last November that the Lane County (Ore.) Commissioners rejected a proposed parks smoking ban out of concern for the 240 campgrounds it…

Two Bills Seek to Raise Oregon’s Cigar Tax

Tobacco taxes are a hot topic in the Oregon legislature this session, with five separate bills currently seeking increases to various aspects of the state’s…

Lane County, Ore. Rejects Parks Smoking Ban

Smokers are still free to light up in the 70 parks of Lane County, Ore. after county commissioners rejected a proposed smoking ban by a…

Coos Bay, Ore. Passes Smoking Ban for Parks and City Property

On Tuesday, the Coos Bay, Ore. City Council voted to expand the existing ban on smoking in parks while implementing a new ban on a…