Texas will become the 15th state to raise the legal age to buy all tobacco products from 18 to 21. This includes e-cigarettes! People in the Military personnel will still be allowed to purchase tobacco products at the age of 18. Anyone caught breaking this rule will be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Wednesday that it will raise the minimum age for tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21 in an effort to combat tobacco sales to minors. The world’s largest retailer says the new rules will take effect in July, and will also include its Sam’s Club warehouse stores. Previously, its minimum […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City pharmacies won’t be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reports the ban also includes businesses that contain pharmacies, such as supermarkets and big-box stores. The city’s health department says the change will affect about 500 pharmacies currently selling tobacco products. The new […]

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Senate is poised to vote on a sweeping package of anti-smoking measures including raising the smoking age to 21— as lawmakers try to crack down on tobacco use and the health problems that flow from it. If the Senate approves Thursday and Gov. Jerry Brown signs off, California would become […]

This past weekend, a city-wide ban of electronic cigarettes went into effect in Los Angeles. Before the new law, vapors — as e-cigarette users like…

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A settlement between the big three American tobacco companies and the federal government requires executives to produce an ad campaign that reveals the harmful health…

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CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care. The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by Oct. 1, a move that will cost about $2 billion in annual […]

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Tobacco companies took a hit and have agreed to vocalize that they are deceiving the American public when it comes to the dangers of smoking;…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults. During a brief ceremony at City Hall, Bloomberg said raising the legal purchase […]