In 2006, the community of Needham, Massachusetts, increased the minimum legal age for
tobacco to 21. The prevalence of smoking in its high schools declined by 47%. 7 Hawaii …

In February 2003, Needham, Massachusetts, became the first town in the nation to raise the
minimum legal sales age for tobacco and nicotine products to 21 years (Tobacco 21). This …

In the United States, state laws establish a minimum age of legal access (MLA) for most
tobacco products at 18 years. We reviewed the history of these laws with internal tobacco …

Raising the minimum age of legal access to tobacco products may reduce smoking initiation
and save lives. In a national telephone survey (2014–2015), US adolescents aged 13 to 17 …

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allies in the convenience store groups to regularly report on ordinance introductions and …

Recent research has shown that laws raising the minimum age for purchase of tobacco
products to 21 are effective, enjoy very high levels of public support, and have minimal …

Research documents that curbing tobacco sales to adolescents through “under 21” laws
represents an effective deterrent to smoking in adulthood. Despite the evidence, enacting …

In recent years, countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia have witnessed
a slowing of the decline (or a levelling oV or increase) in adult or teenage smoking …

I Canada, the federal government predicts that tobacco industry products will cause the
premature death of a third to a half of long-term smokers. 1 Health Canada predicts that out …

Introduction In December 2019, the US raised the minimum legal sales age of tobacco to 21
years, a law commonly known as Tobacco 21. This study examines local Tobacco 21 …