Lee’s Summit, Mo. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco
Beginning December 1, you will need to be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco products or e-cigarettes in Lee’s Summit, Mo., as the city…
Westwood, Kan. Joins Tobacco Age Increase Movement
The Kansas City metropolitan area has gained another supporter of the Tobacco21 movement, as the Westwood, Kan. City Council unanimously approved an increase to the…
Grafton, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The Grafton, Mass. Board of Health isn’t wasting any time in implementing an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as Monday’s approval…
Schenectady County, N.Y. Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
There is now a fifth county in New York state where people must be at least 21-years-old to purchase tobacco products, and it’s Schenectady County. The Schenectady…
Massachusetts Legislature Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age this Session
Time has run out on a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts. While the state senate approved the proposal…
Ann Arbor, Mich. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Michigan has its first city where an individual needs to be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes and similar products, as…
Pittsfield, Mass. Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
It’s been on the radar since at least March, but the Pittsfield, Mass. Board of Health has finally approved an increase to the minimum age…
Plymouth, Mass. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Wednesday, the Plymouth, Mass. Board of Health rejected three anti-tobacco proposals, something that has been largely unheard of in a state where tobacco purchase…
Cortland County, N.Y. Will Increase Tobacco Age After Review of Vote
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like Cortland County, N.Y. wouldn’t be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21-years-old. The…
Jefferson City, Mo. Rejects Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
The growing effort to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 in Kansas and Missouri faced a rare defeat yesterday as Jefferson City,…
Chicago’s Tobacco Purchase Age Increases to 21 Today
The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the country’s third most populous city has increased to 21 today, as legislation passed in mid-March is…
