A year ago the city of Healdsburg became the first city in the state of California to raise the minimum smoking age from 18 to 21. When the law was changed there were rumblings that warned of a possible lawsuit from the tobacco industry. That day has come as city officials were recently notified that the measure to raise the smoking age is forbidden under state law that pre-empts local governments from raising the legal age […]
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The movement to raise the tobacco age to 21 has been gaining steam in states like Massachusetts, but now the push to change the current law has crossed the country to Healdsburg, California. The city of Healdsburg will vote tonight on the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. If passed, they will become the first city in California to adopt legislation. The legal age is part of a new Tobacco Retail […]