Basalt, Colo. to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
While Colorado hasn’t been a hotbed of cities and towns raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, it now has a second…
Wilmette, Ill. Joins Tobacco 21 Movement
The village of Wilmette, Ill. is the latest to join the Tobacco 21 movement, as the village’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the proposal at…
Connecticut Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Passes First Committee Hearing
A bill seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old in Connecticut has passed its first committee hearing and…
Rockland County, N.Y. Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Awaits Executive’s Signature
The Rockland County, N.Y. legislature passed an ordinance raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes and other alternative tobacco products from 18 to…
Minneapolis Considering Raising Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
On Friday, a bill was introduced that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Minneapolis from 18 to 21. Council members Jeremiah Ellison and…
Topeka, Kan. Barred From Raising Tobacco Purchase Age
The tobacco purchase age increase that was supposed to have gone into effect in Topeka, Kan. is now indefinitely on hold after a Shawnee County…
Chicopee, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
The Springfield, Mass. suburb of Chicopee has become the latest city to approve an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as on…
Gurnee, Ill. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
The Tobacco 21 movement got another Illinois town to jump onboard, as on Monday night the Gurnee Village Board unanimously approved a proposal that will…
Washington State Senate Fails to Act on Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Bill
With the closing of the regular session of the Washington state legislature on March 8, a number of bills seeking to raise the minimum age…
Florida Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Bill Dies
Florida will not be among the states to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as a bill seeking the increase died…
Minnesota Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Bill Introduced Again
A bipartisan group of legislators has introduced a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the state….
