Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, killing 480,000 people each year. It is known to cause cancer, heart disease and respiratory diseases, among other health disorders…
Maryland lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill to restrict the sale of tobacco products in the state to those age 21 and older instead of the current age of 18. If passed, that would make Mary land the strictest state in the nation when it comes to cigarette purchases…
On November 19, 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed into law the “Tobacco 21” bill, imposing the strictest age restriction on tobacco sales of any major U.S. city…
The Obama administration is facing a health care deadline. I’m not referring to the White House’s self-imposed target date to unsuck healthcare.gov. I mean that the administration has until summer 2014 to advise Congress of the health benefits of raising the age of tobacco sales from 18 years old to 21…
What should be the legal minimum age for purchasing tobacco products? For Ohio and most of the country, the minimum age is 18, as it has been for decades…