There are many in the cigar industry that felt the FDA regulations on cigars would not be announced until a new leader of the FDA was named. According to a report on Reuters, the United States Senate is close to confirming the next leader of the Food & Drug Administration despite an opposition from several senators and a Presidential candidate. On Monday the Senate voted 80-6 in favor of limiting debate on the matter to […]
Each Friday we take a look at new legislation on a local or state level.. This is what is happening this week…. Ohio – The Maumee City Council voted 5-2 favor of asking the Code Committee about the legality of raising the age to posses, purchase r sell tobacco from 18 to 21. Recently the Mayor, Rich Carr asked the council to raise the smoking age. Maumee is located just southwest of Toledo. New York […]
Ever since Hawaii became the first state to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21; numerous states have looked to follow suit. Thankfully all have failed, but Illinois State Senate John Mulroe, D-Chicago hasn’t let that stop him. The senator introduced SB3011 which puts the state in the running to become the second state. If the measure passes it would carry with it fines starting at $50 and 25 hours of community service for those who sell […]
Each week we list all the legislation in one easy to find place. This week brings stories from California, Kansas, Mississippi, New York and Oregon. California – You can add Palo Alto to the list of cities looking to pursue a smoking ban with the City Council approving the pursuit of a measure to raise the tobacco age to 21. A hearing is scheduled in the coming weeks. Kansas – You can now add Iola, […]
What a difference a day makes, or in this case two days. The Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee voted 22-9 to approve an amended tobacco ordinance that had previously failed only days prior. The amended ordinance increases the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The measure also sets minimum pricing of certain tobacco products, discount pricing and adds new taxes on other tobacco products. The later however is illegal according to state […]
A few weeks ago we reported that the Mayor of Chicago; Rahm Emanuel (D) wanted to impose an increased tobacco tax on cigars and other tobacco products. In addition to the tax the Mayor wanted to change the age in which a person could legally smoke from 18 to 21. In a report from the Chicago Sun Times both measures which should have been routine saw the City Council Finance Committee attack the plan. They argued […]
Each week we list all the legislation in one easy to find place. This week brings stories from Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and New Mexico. Adams, MA – The Board of Health last week agreed to update all the town’s tobacco regulations during the process of increasing the legal age of buying tobacco from 18 to 21. The new measure doesn’t come as a new regulation; but rather an amendment to […]
Each week we share the most recent happenings in local legislation with a Friday posting. This is what is happening around the United States for January 23-29, 2016. Berkeley, CA – On January 26th, The City Council voted to raise the smoking age to 21, following in the footsteps of more than 110 municipalities across the nation, including New York City and Boston. West Plains, MO – On April 5, 2016 voters in West Plains, MO will vote on whether or not […]
Seems like every day a state is looking to raise the tobacco age from 18 to 21 and this time you can add Oklahoma to that ever growing list. The bill, HB2317 was proposed by State Representative Ben Loring (D-7th District) and is scheduled to go through its first reading on February 1st. If the bill is passed it would raise the age from tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21. This is the second time the […]
A new bill in my home state of New Hampshire has been proposed by Representative John Hunt (R-Cheshire) that seeks to redefine “tobacco products”. The bill, HB 1159 would change the definition of tobacco. The new definition would read as follows: 1 Definitions; Tobacco Products. Amend RSA 175:1, LXIV-d to read as follows: LXIV-d. “Tobacco products” means any product containing tobacco including, but not limited to, cigarettes, [loose] smoking tobacco, [and] cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipe tobacco, […]