Illinois Tobacco Purchasing Age Now 21
A law raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the state of Illinois went info effect as the clock struck midnight and July…
Virginia’s Tobacco Purchasing Age Goes to 21 Today
Today, Virginia becomes the latest state to make 21-years-old the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and tobacco alternatives, as legislation passed in February officially goes…
McConnell & Kaine’s Tobacco Free Youth Act Clears First Senate Hurdle
A bill from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, has cleared its first hurdle in its goal of making 21-years-old…
New Hampshire Could Join Tobacco 21 Movement With Budget Amendment
While a bill seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in New Hampshire stalled earlier this year, it has found…
Ohio Budget Containing Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Enters Final Debates
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in Ohio will be on the table this week as legislators scramble…
Cambridge, Minn. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Not every city is jumping on the Tobacco 21 bandwagon, as evidenced this week when the Cambridge City Council rejected an ordinance to make the…
Flagstaff, Ariz. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
While the state of Arizona won’t be considering a statewide increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products this year, the city of Flagstaff…
Connecticut Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
On Tuesday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed HB 7200 into law, a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes…
Wilkin County, Minn. Increases Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Effective Sept. 1, 2019, those purchasing tobacco in Wilkin County, Minn. will need to be 21. On Tuesday, commissioners of the western Minnesota county voted…
Texas Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
The minimum age to purchase and possess tobacco products and e-cigarettes in Texas will soon be increasing to 21-years-old, as today Gov. Greg Abbott signed…
Nevada Legislators Introduce Bill to Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Four Nevada Assemblymen have thrown their state’s hat in the ring when it comes to raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarette…
