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Tobacco Age Increase Bill Clears Committee in New Jersey

After sitting untouched since its introduction to the Assembly in May 2014, a bill seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and…

Mission, Kan. Spurns Tobacco Age Increase Proposal

The Mission City Council quickly dismissed the idea of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 at its meeting this…

Independence, Mo. Introduces Bill to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Fresh off Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. raising the age to purchase tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 18 to 21 last…

Cleveland Increases Tobacco Purchase Age

Monday was a bad day for tobacco users in Cleveland, Ohio as the city council approved not only an increase in the minimum age to…

Fort Lee, N.J. Eschews Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Borough leaders in Fort Lee, N.J. have decided against trying to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, saying that it could create a conflict…

New Albany, Ohio Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The New Albany City Council has approved an ordinance that increases the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, with a unanimous vote of…

Hillsdale, N.J. Won’t Increase Tobacco Purchase Age

Leaders in the borough of Hillsdale, N.J. have said no to a proposal seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19…

Boston Mayor Wants Tobacco Age Increased

The movement to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts seems to have finally reached its biggest city, as Boston mayor Martin J….

Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. Both Increase Tobacco Purchase Age

Officials in both Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, along…

Cleveland, Ohio Considering Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Flavored Tobacco Regulations

In the coming weeks, the Cleveland City Council will consider a number of tobacco-related proposals that could have widespread effects in Ohio’s second largest city….

Multnomah County, Ore. to Consider Numerous Tobacco Policy Changes (Update)

Oregon’s largest county has announced plans to consider a number of tobacco policy changes, including increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18…