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Oklahoma Legislator Tries Again to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age

Oklahoma State Rep. Ben Loring, D-Oklahoma City, is once again trying to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vapor products in his state…

Maryland Legislators to Debate Tobacco Purchase Age

The Maryland legislature will soon begin the process of debating whether or not to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products…

Trenton, N.J. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Trenton, N.J. has become the latest city to raise the minimum age that an individual must be to purchase tobacco products, as on Thursday the…

Connecticut Could See Cigar Taxes Go Up

A bill introduced into the Connecticut General Assembly could have cigars costing more this summer, as the governor is calling for a $1 increase on…

Central Falls Close to Becoming First City in Rhode Island to Raise Tobacco Age to 21

Rhode Island could soon have its first city to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, as on Monday the Central Falls City…

Vermont to Revisit Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Last year, Vermont came close to becoming the second state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old; the state’s…

Genesee County, Mich. Approves Tobacco Age Increase

Even though Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuett opined that an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Ann Arbor, Mich. was likely…

Arizona Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Halted

A bill that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the state of Arizona was defeated—by a single…

New Mexico Legislators to Consider Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Add New Mexico to the list of state legislatures that will consider an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as a bill…

Ann Arbor, Mich. Tobacco Age Increase Could Get Overturned (Update)

Just about six months after Ann Arbor, Mich. approved an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, the state’s attorney general has declared…

Pembroke, Mass. to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

There will be another city in Massachusetts raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as on Monday night the Pembroke Board of Health approved…