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….
Utah Legislators Defeat Age Increase Proposal
Utah won’t be the second state in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as the Utah State House Revenue and…
Bills to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age, Ban Smoking at Beaches in New Jersey Advance
Fresh off New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s pocket veto of an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and other nicotine delivery devices…
Rhode Island Legislators Introduce Age Increase Proposal
A pair of Rhode Island state legislators have introduced proposals that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and other nicotine delivery devices from…
San Francisco to Vote on Tobacco Age Increase
San Francisco city supervisors will soon consider a measure to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, a move that if approved…
Illinois Senator Proposes Raising Age to Purchase Tobacco
An Illinois state senator has entered the Land of Lincoln into the race to become the second state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco…
Iowa Senate Committee Shuts Down Age Increase Proposal
You can take Iowa out of the running to become the second state to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as…
Gladstone, Mo. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The city council of Gladstone, Mo., a suburb of Kansas City, Mo. ten miles to the north, has passed an ordinance that will increase the…
Bills to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age Stall in Washington State
It appears that a pair of bills in the Washington State Legislature seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products have met their…
Palo Alto, Calif. Heads Towards Tobacco Age Increase
City leaders in Palo Alto, Calif. have made no secret of their disdain for tobacco over the past two years, banning smoking in parts of the…