This afternoon the Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson will propose raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 at a news conference to take place at 2pm PST today. The press conference will be held at the Legislative Building in Olympia. The move is being highly praised by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. According to Vince Willmore of the campaign, “We’re talking about a highly addictive product that is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in […]
The city of Hackensack, NJ is exploring the idea of raising the tobacco purchasing age to 21. The city manager of Hackensack, David Troast says, “I think the entire council believes that smoking is not something that is a good thing to do, but is it our role to prevent somebody from making that choice?” He went on to add that the city is only in the information collection stage including the impact on businesses as well […]
Starting on February 1st, 2015 the legal age to purchase tobacco in the town of Andover will be increasing from 18 to 21. The new regulation which was approved by the Board of Health will also change where tobacco can be sold. According to Health Director Tom Carbone, “I think Andover has always been a progressive community as far as public health goes. The idea of looking to raise the minimum age of tobacco purchases […]