July 31, 2015
NorthJersey.com July 31, 2015 by Svetlana Shkolnikova After introducing an ordinance last week that would have made Edgewater one of the few towns in New Jersey to raise the legal tobacco purchasing age from 19 to 21, the borough council has decided to table the measure and defer to the …
July 15, 2015
Reflector July 14, 2015 By Holly West The Pitt County Board of Health voted Tuesday to identify three areas of focus for the coming years: sexually transmitted diseases, maternal and infant health and tobacco usage. As part of a state mandate, the board will develop and implement action plans to combat …
June 15, 2015
PennLive June 12, 2015 By Madison Russ The House of Representative’s Health Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday to revisit the issue of expanding the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act and close exemption loopholes. Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, is spearheading the proposed update. Under Murt’s amendment, the indoor smoking ban would be …
June 10, 2015
KRON 4 June 9, 2015 Starting next year, anyone buying tobacco products and electronic smoking devices in unincorporated Santa Clara County must be at least 21 years old. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday that will raise the age to purchase tobacco products from …
December 15, 2014
JohnsonCityPress.com December 14, 2014 by Tony Casey In 2007, the Non-Smokers Protection Act was enacted by the state, disallowing smoking in most places, including workplaces, but still allowed smoking in places like bars where only people over 21 years old are permitted. And, unlike Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maine, Oregon, Utah, …