It is now illegal for any retailer to sell tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and electronic cigarettes to anyone under 21 years old, according to...
It is now illegal for any retailer to sell tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and electronic cigarettes to anyone under 21 years old, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA officially changed the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 after President Donald Trump approved the provision as part of a $1.4 trillion spending package he signed December 20.
These Tobacco 21 laws have already been enacted in Washington D.C. and 19 states including:
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
In addition, at least 470 cities and counties also had their own Tobacco 21 laws, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, an advocacy organization.