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Georgetown, Mass. to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age May 1

The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Georgetown, Mass. is going up to 21-years-old as of May 1, as the town’s board of health…

Peoria, Ill. Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Proposed

Jim Ardis—the mayor of Peoria, Ill.—has proposed raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. Ardis will make the proposal tonight at…

West Virginia Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Fails

Bills that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 have failed to pass. Both S.B. 13 and H.B. 2331…

Winthrop, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age from 18 to 21

Winthrop will become the latest Massachusetts town where you must be 21 to purchase tobacco. On Tuesday, the Winthrop Board of Health voted to raise…

Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Introduced Again in Westchester County, N.Y.

A proposal in Westchester County, N.Y. seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The measure was introduced earlier this…

Maryland Bill Would Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age from 18 to 21

A bill has been introduced in the Maryland legislature that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. H.B. 953…

New Hampshire Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Tabled

A bill in New Hampshire to raise the minimum purchase age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old has been tabled, and effectively killed…

South Dakota Legislators Reject Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Valentine’s Day might be a good day for lovers, but it was a bad day for those looking to raise the minimum age to purchase…

Idaho Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Fails

A bill seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Idaho has been defeated, dying in the Senate State Affairs Committee, the…

Mankato, Minn. Rejects Tobacco Age Increase Proposal

On Monday night, the city council of Mankato, Minn. rejected a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old,…

Rexburg, Idaho to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

On Wednesday night, the Rexburg City Council approved the third and final reading of an ordinance that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco…