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Shelves full of cigarettes are pictured at a CVS store in the Manhattan borough of New York on February 5, 2014. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Nation Dec 28

Age limit now 21 across US for cigarettes, tobacco products

By Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess

Nation Dec 17

Juul brand vape cartridges are pictured for sale at a shop in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 26, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul

Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely backers: Marlboro-cigarette maker Altria and vaping giant Juul Labs.

By Matthew Perrone, Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Nation Jan 12

New Jersey may become second state to raise smoking age to 21

New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill Monday that would fine retailers up to $1,000 for selling tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to people under 21 years of age.

By Joshua Barajas

Nation Jun 20

Hawaii becomes first state to raise legal smoking age to 21

Gov. David Ige of Hawaii signed into law Friday a bill that raises the age at which people in Hawaii can legally purchase, smoke or possess cigarettes and electronic cigarettes…

By Cathy Zhao

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