After smoking age raised to 21, lawmakers may crack down on retailers, too
By Carly Sauvageau, The Nevada Independent February 24- After Nevada recently raised the minimum age for buying tobacco from 18 to 21, lawmakers may also stiffen penalties for those who sell the products to minors. If AB53 passes, a retailer caught selling tobacco products to a minor would be subject to a $500 fine. If it happens a second... View Article
By Ed Pearce, KOLO News Now January 9- It is one of the most troubling public health challenges. In spite of laws prohibiting the sales of tobacco products to minors, underage use of these products continues to rise. A new state law was written to address that problem. The public health impacts have long been... View Article
More than 30% of retailers are illegally selling tobacco products to minors
By Bob Conrad, This is Reno January 25- Stores selling tobacco and e-cigarette products are failing compliance checks at what anti-tobacco advocates say are alarming rates. That’s based on data from the Attorney General’s office and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Compliance checks have caught about one third of retailers visited statewide selling tobacco products... View Article
By Nick Morgan, Mail Tribune January 5- A new Oregon law will remove penalties for underage tobacco buyers but adds stiffer consequences for stores that illegally sell tobacco to youth. Effective Jan. 1, stores that sell tobacco products and nicotine “Inhalant Delivery Systems“ such as e-cigarettes must obtain a license that costs $953 per year,... View Article
Tobacco 21: Nevada Aligns With Federal Tobacco Law
Guest Blog: Nevada Cancer Coalition In late May, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 59, moving Nevada into alignment with federal law to prohibit...
Massachusetts Becomes Sixth State to Raise Tobacco Age to 21
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, D.C. – Massachusetts today became the sixth state to prohibit the sale of tobacco...
Las Vegas Review-Journal By Jessie Bekker Nevada received a “C” and four “F”s for tobacco usage, the leading cause of preventable death in the state...
Tobacco 21 Movement Reaches a Milestone – At Least 200 U.S. Cities and Counties Have Raised the Tobacco Age
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, D.C. – With approval Monday by the City Council of Liberty, Mo., at least...
