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Marblehead, Mass. Passes Age Increase, Smoking Ban

The Marblehead, Mass. Board of Health voted unanimously yesterday to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco substitute products, such as e-cigaretttes, from…

Bonner Springs, Kan. OKs Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

The movement to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. area continues to gain steam,…

Gardner, Kan. Votes Down Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

The Kansas City area is perhaps the newest hotbed for the debate over raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. Since November, six…

Adams County Becomes First in Mississippi to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age

On Monday, Adams County became the first county in Mississippi to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. However, the…

Prairie Village, Kan. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age

As expected, Prairie Village, Kan. raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The new law will require individuals to be 21…

Chicago Passes New Cigar Tax; Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

Chicago will now be the second largest city in the U.S. where you must be 21 to use tobacco products. And, taxes on those products,…

California Tobacco Regulation Fight Threatened Before Bills Land on Governor’s Desk

Last week, the California Senate approved five different anti-tobacco measures as part of a special session on health. The measures included raising the minimum age to…

California Senate Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age & Others

California is one signature away from becoming the second state to require individuals to be 21 to purchase tobacco products. As expected, the California Senate…

Massachusetts Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Effort Advances

Over 60 municipalities have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 in the state of Massachusetts, now there’s another attempt to pass a…

California Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase & Others Advance

California is likely to become the second state where individuals must be 21 to purchase tobacco products. Today, a special session on healthcare in the…

San Francisco Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21

In a few months, it will be illegal for those under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products in the city of San Francisco….