U.S. history of tobacco minimum purchase age by state

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Minimum age to purchase tobacco in North America as of December 2019:
  Minimum age is 21
  Minimum age is 19
  Minimum age is 18

The minimum purchasing age for tobacco in the United States before December 20, 2019 varied by state and territory. Since December 20, 2019, the smoking age in all states and territories is 21 under federal law which was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump. The de jure minimum age remains 18 in some states, e.g. the federal law is not enforced in Arizona, [1] and in Alaska, the minimum age is 19; in 2022, the governor vetoed a senate law to raise it to 21 [2] (since the law also raised taxes).

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History

States that have passed their own Tobacco 21 laws either before or since the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law (2024): States with their own Tobacco 21 laws and comply with federal law States without their own Tobacco 21 laws that are covered under federal law United States states with Tobacco 21 laws.svg
States that have passed their own Tobacco 21 laws either before or since the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law (2024):
  States with their own Tobacco 21 laws and comply with federal law
  States without their own Tobacco 21 laws that are covered under federal law
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in the United States prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law: Minimum age was 21 Minimum age was 19 Minimum age was 18 Smoking Age - USA (2019).svg
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in the United States prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law:
  Minimum age was 21
  Minimum age was 19
  Minimum age was 18
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in the United States as of 1989: Minimum age was 19 Minimum age was 18 Minimum age was 17 Minimum age was 21 No set minimum age Verkaufsalter fur Tabakwaren in Nordamerika (im Jahr 1989).svg
Minimum age to purchase tobacco in the United States as of 1989:
  Minimum age was 19
  Minimum age was 18
  Minimum age was 17
  Minimum age was 21
  No set minimum age

In the United States, laws regarding the minimum age to purchase and consume tobacco products have been made by states, territories, the District of Columbia and the federal government. Before 1992, states had the sole power to enforce their own minimum ages. These laws first appeared in the late nineteenth century, with New Jersey becoming the first state to set a minimum purchase age of sixteen in 1883. [3] By 1920, around half of states had their minimum purchase age of twenty-one and some simply prohibited "minors" (ages 14–24) from purchasing. [3] During the 1920s, due to tobacco industry lobbying, the minimum ages were lowered across the U.S. and ranged from sixteen to nineteen. [3] By 1939, all states had age restrictions for tobacco. [3] However, these laws kept changing throughout the 1950s, with Maryland repealing its age restrictions. The American Cancer Society recommended the minimum age of eighteen in 1963, the American Medical Association recommended twenty-one in 1985, [4] and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General recommended nineteen or twenty-one. [5]

State tobacco laws partly changed in 1992 under the George H.W. Bush administration when Congress enacted the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Reorganization Act, whose Synar Amendment forced states to create their own laws to have a minimum age of eighteen to purchase tobacco or else lose funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [6] The amendment was passed in response to the teenage smoking rates. [7] All states raised their ages to either eighteen or nineteen by 1993. In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration enacted regulations making the federal minimum age eighteen, [8] though later the U.S. Supreme Court later terminated the FDA's jurisdiction over tobacco, ending its enforcement practices and leaving it up to states. [9]

In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was enacted under the Barack Obama administration, once again setting a federal minimum age of eighteen and prohibited the FDA from setting a higher minimum purchase age. [10] From 1993 to 2012, the smoking age in all states was either eighteen or nineteen. In 2005, the town of Needham, Massachusetts, became the first jurisdiction in the country to raise the minimum purchase age to 21. [11] Between 2012 and 2015, local municipalities across the U.S. began raising their smoking ages to twenty-one, with Hawaii becoming the first state to raise its age to twenty-one in 2015. [12] This began the shift in states eventually raising their ages to twenty-one due to the teenage vaping epidemic. [13] By 2019, eighteen states and the District of Columbia had their minimum purchase ages at twenty-one, thirty states had their ages at eighteen, and two had it at nineteen. On December 20, 2019, with the enactment of the Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 signed by President Donald Trump, the federal smoking age was raised to twenty-one by changing the minimum purchase age in the 1992 Synar Amendment. [14] The United States Department of Defense followed, raising the age to purchase tobacco to twenty-one on military bases in the U.S. and abroad. [15]

In 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a 2020 bylaw passed by the town of Brookline, which enforces a lifetime ban on the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2000, the first of its kind in the United States. [16]

Laws by state

State/territory1883–1950:
First MLAs enacted		1950–1970:
Increased marketing towards youth		1970–1992:
MLA reforms		1992–2009:
Synar Amendment enacted		2009–2019:
Tobacco Control Act enacted		2019–present:
Tobacco 21 enacted
Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama None [17] (–1896)21 (1896–1976)19 [a] (1976–2021)21 [b] (2021–)
Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska  ? (–1959)18 [c] (1959–?)
16 [d] (?–1988)		19 [e] (1988–)
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 18 [f] (?–)
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona  ? (–1988)18 [g] (1988–)
Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas  ? (–1988)18 [h] (1988–2019)21 [i] (2019–)
Flag of California.svg  California 16 [j] (?–1911)18 (1911–2016)21 [k] (2016–)
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado  ? (–1988)None [l] (c. 1960s–70s)18 [m] (1970s–2020)21 [n] (2020–)
Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut None (–1902)
16[ citation needed ](1902–1987)		18 (1987–2019)21 [o] (2019–)
Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware  ? (–1953)17[ citation needed ](1953–1992)18 (1992–2019)21 [p] (2019–)
Flag of Washington, D.C.svg  District of Columbia 16 [32] (?–1990)18 (1990–2016)21 [33] (2016–)
Flag of Florida.svg  Florida  ? (–1988)18 [q] (1988–2021)21 [r] (2021–)
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia  ? (–1987)17[ citation needed ](1987–1993)18 (1993–2020)21 [s] (2020–)
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 18 (?–2018)21 [36] (2018–)
Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 15 [t] (?–1988)18 [u] (1988–2016)21 [37] (2016–)
Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho 18 (?–2022)21 [v] (2022–)
Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 18 (?–2019)21 [w] (2019–)
Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana  ? (–1980)16[ citation needed ](1980–1987)
18 (1987–2020)		21 [x] (2020–)
Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 16 [21] (–1934)
21 (1934–1964)		18 (1964–)21 [y] (2020–)
Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas  ? (–1988)18 [z] (1988–2023)21 [aa] (2023–)
Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky None[ citation needed ](–1990)
16 [32] (1990–1992)		18 (1992–2020)21 [ab] (2020–)
Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana  ? (–1988)None [17] (1988–1991)
18 [32] (1991–2021)		21 [ac] (2021–)
Flag of Maine.svg  Maine  ? (–1988)18 [ad] (1988–2018)21 [46] (2018–)
Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland 16 [32] (–1989)18 (1989–2019)21 [ae] (2019–)
Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts  ? (–1988)18 [af] (1988–2018)21 [48] (2018–)
Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan  ? (–1988)17 [ag] (?–1988)
18 (?–2019)		21 [ah] (2020–)
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota  ? (–1988)18 [ai] (?–2020)21 [aj] (2020–)
Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi  ? (–1988)18 [ak] (?–2020)21 [al] (2020–)
Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri  ? (–1988)18 [am] (?–)
Flag of Montana.svg  Montana None [17] (–1993)18 [32] (1993–2020)21 [an] (2020–)
Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska  ? (–1988)18 [ao] (1988–2019)
19 (Jan-Sep 2020)		21 [ap] (2020–)
Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada  ? (–1988)18 [aq] (1988–2021)21 [ar] (2021–)
Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire  ? (–1988)18 [as] (1988–?)
19 [at] (?–2020)		21 [au] (2020–)
Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey None (–1883)
16 [av] (1883–1988)		18 [aw] (–2006)
19 [ax] (2006–2017)		21 [57] (2017–)
Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico None (–1988)18 (?–2020)21 [ay] (2020–)
Flag of New York.svg  New York  ? (–1886)
16 [az] (1886–?)		18 [ba] (1988–2019)21 [bb] (2019–)
Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina  ? (–1988)18 [bc] (1988–)
Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota  ? (–1988)18 [bd] (1988–2021)21 [be] (2021–)
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 18 [bf] (?–)
Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio  ? (–1939)
18 [bg] (1939–2019)		21 [bh] (2019–)
Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma  ? (–1988)18 [bi] (1988–2020)21 [bj] (2020–)
Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon None [bk] (1955–1988)
18 [bl] (1988–2018)		21 [67] (2018–)
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania  ? (–1988)16 [bm] (1988–?)
18 [bn] (?–2020)		21 [bo] (2020–)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 18 [bp] (?–)
Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island None (–1939)
16 [bq] (1939–?)		18 [br] (1988–2021)21 [bs] (2021–)
Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina  ? (–1988)18 [bt] (1988–)
Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota  ? (–1988)18 [bu] (1988–2020)21 [bv] (2020–)
Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee 21 [bw] (?–1970s)18 [bx] (1988–2021)21 [by] (2021–)
Flag of Texas.svg  Texas 16 [bz] (–1989)18 [ca] (1989–2019)21 [cb] (2019–)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands 18 [cc] (?–)
Flag of Utah.svg  Utah 21 [cd] (?–1953)19 [ce] (1953–2019)21 [cf] (2019–)
Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont  ? (–1988)
17 [cg] (1988–?)		18 [ch] (?–2019)21 [ci] (2019–)
Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia  ? (–1988)16 [cj] (1988–?)
18 [ck] (?–2019)		21 [cl] (2019–)
Flag of Washington.svg  Washington 18 [cm] (1901–1909)
21 [cn] (1909–1971)		18 [co] (1971–2020)21 [cp] (2020–)
Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia  ? (–1988)18 [cq] (1988–2024)21 [cr] (2024–)
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin None [17] (–1988)18 [cs] (?–)
Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming None [17] (–1988)18 [ct] (?–2020)21 [cu] (2020–)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The minimum legal age to purchase tobacco is aligned with Alabama's age of majority and was lowered from 21 to 19 in 1976. [18] [19]
  2. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Alabama has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [20]
  3. ↑ The smoking age in Alaska was 18 upon joining the United States in 1959. [21]
  4. ↑ The smoking age in Alaska was 16 in 1988. [22]
  5. ↑ The smoking age in Alaska was raised from 16 to 19 sometime between 1988–2022. [23] Since 2019, the smoking age in Alaska has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 19. In 2022, Governor Dunleavy vetoed a bill raising the smoking age. [2]
  6. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in American Samoa has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18. [24]
  7. ↑ The smoking age in Arizona was 18 in 1988. [17] Since 2019, the smoking age in Arizona has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. A spokeswomen for the attorney general of Arizona said in 2020 that their office could not enforce the federal law. [1]
  8. ↑ The smoking age in Arkansas was 18 in 1988. [17]
  9. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the Arkansas General Assembly in 2019 three weeks prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. It included a grandfather clause that exempted adults born before December 31, 2000. [25] After the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas would be enforcing federal law which did not include a grandfather clause. [26]
  10. ↑ The smoking age in California was 16 prior to 1911. [27]
  11. ↑ The smoking age in California was raised from 18 to 21 in 2016 and it included an exemption for military personnel 18–20. [28]
  12. ↑ Colorado temporarily repealed its MLA in the 1960s and 70s. [21]
  13. ↑ The smoking age in Colorado was 18 in 1988. [17]
  14. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Colorado has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align with federal law. [29]
  15. ↑ The smoking age was raised in Connecticut from 18 to 21 in 2019 two months prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law. [30]
  16. ↑ The smoking age was raised in Delaware from 18 to 21 in 2019 seven months prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law. [31]
  17. ↑ The smoking age in Florida was 18 in 1988. [17]
  18. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Florida has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [34]
  19. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Georgia has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [35]
  20. ↑ The smoking age in Hawaii was 15 in 1963. [21]
  21. ↑ The smoking age in Hawaii was 18 in 1988. [17]
  22. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Idaho has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2022 to align federal and state law. [38]
  23. ↑ The smoking age was raised by the Illinois General Assembly to 21 in 2019 five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. [39]
  24. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Indiana has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [40]
  25. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Iowa has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [41]
  26. ↑ The smoking age in Kansas was 18 in 1988. [17] [42]
  27. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Kansas has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2023 to align federal and state law. [43]
  28. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Kentucky has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [44]
  29. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Louisiana has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [45]
  30. ↑ The smoking age in Maine was 18 in 1988. [17]
  31. ↑ The smoking age was raised in Maryland from 18 to 21 in 2019 one month prior to the passage of the Tobacco 21 federal law. [47] It included an exemption for military members 18–20.
  32. ↑ The smoking age in Massachusetts was 18 in 1988. [17]
  33. ↑ The smoking age in Michigan was 17 in 1988. [17]
  34. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Michigan was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [40]
  35. ↑ The smoking age in Minnesota was 18 in 1988. [17]
  36. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Minnesota was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [49]
  37. ↑ The smoking age in Mississippi was 18 in 1988. [17]
  38. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Mississippi was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [50]
  39. ↑ The smoking age in Missouri was 18 in 1988. [17] Since 2019, the smoking age in Missouri has been 21. Under state law, it is 18. [51]
  40. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Montana was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [52]
  41. ↑ The smoking age in Nebraska was 18 in 1988. [17]
  42. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Nebraska was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [53]
  43. ↑ The smoking age in Nevada was 18 in 1988. [17]
  44. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Nevada was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [54]
  45. ↑ The smoking age in Nevada was 18 in 1988. [17]
  46. ↑ The smoking age in New Hampshire was raised from 18 to 19 sometime between 1988–2020.
  47. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in New Hampshire was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [55]
  48. ↑ The smoking age in New Jersey was 16 in 1883 and in 1988. [21]
  49. ↑ The smoking age in New Jersey was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1998–2006.
  50. ↑ The smoking age in New Jersey was raised from 18 to 19 in 2006. [56]
  51. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in New Mexico was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [58]
  52. ↑ The smoking age in New York was 16 in 1886. [21]
  53. ↑ The smoking age in New York was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1886–1988.
  54. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the New York State Legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2019 five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. The governor stated: "By raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, we can stop cigarettes and e-cigarettes from getting into the hands of young people in the first place and prevent an entire generation of New Yorkers from forming costly and potentially deadly addictions," [59]
  55. ↑ The smoking age in North Carolina was 18 in 1988. [17] Since 2019, the smoking age in North Carolina has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. In 2020, some tobacco shops started to comply with federal law while others only complied with state law. [60] An officer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety described the conflicting laws: “We’re in limbo trying to figure out what we can and cannot do,” [61]
  56. ↑ The smoking age in North Dakota was 18 in 1988. [17]
  57. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in North Dakota has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [62] [63]
  58. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in the Northern Mariana Islands has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18. [64]
  59. ↑ The smoking age in Ohio was 18 in 1939. [21]
  60. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the Ohio General Assembly in 2019 five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. [65]
  61. ↑ The smoking age in Oklahoma was 18 in 1988. [17]
  62. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Oklahoma has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [66]
  63. ↑ Oregon temporarily repealed its ban on selling tobacco to minors in 1955. [21]
  64. ↑ The smoking age in Oregon was 18 in 1988. [17]
  65. ↑ The smoking age in Pennsylvania was 16 in 1988. [17]
  66. ↑ The smoking age in Pennsylvania was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1988–2020.
  67. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Pennsylvania has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. State law included an exemption for military personnel 18–20. [68]
  68. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in the Puerto Rico has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18.[ citation needed ]
  69. ↑ The smoking age in Rhode Island was 16 in 1939. [21]
  70. ↑ The smoking age in Rhode Island was 18 in 1988. [21]
  71. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Rhode Island has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [69] [70]
  72. ↑ The smoking age in South Carolina was 18 in 1988. [21] Since 2019, the smoking age in South Carolina has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. [71]
  73. ↑ The smoking age in South Dakota was 18 in 1988. [21]
  74. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in South Dakota has been 21 under federal law. South Dakota raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [72]
  75. ↑ The smoking age in Tennessee was 21 before the 1970s. There were efforts to lower it to 18/19 in the 1960s. [17]
  76. ↑ The smoking age in Tennessee was 18 in 1988. [17]
  77. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Tennessee has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law. [73]
  78. ↑ The smoking age in Texas was 16 in 1988. [17]
  79. ↑ The smoking age in Texas was raised from 16 to 18 in 1989. [74]
  80. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the Texas Legislature four months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. State law included a grandfather clause that exempted adults born before August 31, 2001, and an exemption for military personnel 18–20. [75]
  81. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in the Puerto Rico has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18.[ citation needed ]
  82. ↑ The smoking age in Utah prior to 1953 was 21. [21]
  83. ↑ The smoking age in Utah was lowered from 21 to 19 in 1953. [21]
  84. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the Utah State Legislature ten months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. State law included an exemption for military personnel and their spouses and dependents 19–20. [76]
  85. ↑ The smoking age in Vermont was 17 in 1988. [17]
  86. ↑ The smoking age in Vermont was raised from 17 to 18 sometime between 1988–2019.
  87. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the Vermont General Assembly three months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. [77]
  88. ↑ The smoking age was 16 in 1988. [17]
  89. ↑ The smoking age in Virginia was raised from 16 to 18 in 1990.
  90. ↑ The smoking age was raised to 21 by the Virginia General Assembly five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. [78]
  91. ↑ The first law prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors was in 1901. [79]
  92. ↑ The smoking age in Washington was increased to 21 in 1909 and remained until 1971. [80]
  93. ↑ The smoking age in Washington was lowered to 18 in 1971. [81] [17]
  94. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Washington has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [82]
  95. ↑ The smoking age in West Virginia was 18 in 1988. [21]
  96. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in West Virginia has been 21 under federal law. West Virginia raised the smoking age to 21 in 2024 to comply with federal law. [83]
  97. ↑ The smoking age in Wisconsin was raised to 18 sometime between 1988–2022. Since 2019, the smoking age in Wisconsin has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. In 2022, a bill to amend state law to raise the smoking age to 21 passed in the Wisconsin State Assembly and is pending in the state senate. [84]
  98. ↑ The smoking age in Wyoming was raised to 18 sometime between 1988–2020.
  99. ↑ Since 2019, the smoking age in Wisconsin has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. [85]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022</span> Act of Parliament in New Zealand

The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Act 2022 now repealed, was an act of the New Zealand Parliament that sought to combat smoking by limiting the number of retailers allowed to sell smoked tobacco products; banning the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009; and discouraging the consumption of smoked tobacco products. The bill passed its third reading on 13 December 2022 and received royal assent on 16 December 2022. The new National-led coalition government announced in late November 2023 that they intended to repeal the legislation. The Smokefree legislation was repealed under urgency on 28 February 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act</span> Law regulating the use of nicotine

The Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 11900, is a law in the Philippines which aims to regulate the "importation, sale, packaging, distribution, use and communication of vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products and novel tobacco products", such as electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. It lapsed into law on July 25, 2022. As a proposed measure, the law was known as the Vape Regulation Bill.

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