TThe vast majority of smokers start before they turn 21. That’s not surprising. Most adults at age 30 or 40 wouldn’t dream of lighting up. They are better able to weigh the risks of smoking against — we use this term generously — the rewards…
In the first five years of this policy, health care cost savings solely from preventing prematurity and low birth weight exceeds $102,000,000 of which $82,000,000 is Medi-Cal Savings, which easily surpasses the tobacco tax revenue loss of $74,000,000…
Nine representatives from various retailers in town were in attendance at the Tuesday night meeting and all were in favor of raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21…
On June 19, 2015, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to approve raising the tobacco purchasing age to 21 years old. This follows the lead of New York City and dozens of municipalities across the country…
I was pleased to read the Los Angeles Times article “ Most U.S. adults favor raising age for cigarettes” in last Sunday’s Dispatch. I strongly support raising the age to obtain tobacco products to 21 in Ohio…