A well-enforced, nationwide T21 law has been projected to result in a 12% decrease in tobacco product use prevalence and to avert 223,000 premature deaths (1). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6907a3external icon. Enforcement of the law is focused on retailer, rather than youth, compliance. Gentzke AS, Creamer M, Cullen KA, et al. By 1950, most states had laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors, which at the time, the purchase age differed in each state. It is illegal to sell, give, or furnish, in any way, any tobacco in any form whatever, or any cigars, cigarettes, cigarette paper, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or alternative nicotine products, to any person under 21 years of age. T21 laws are therefore complements to, but not substitutes for, other evidence-based tobacco control strategies (1,8). -n.j. stat. Among the 19 states, DC, Guam, and Palau that had T21 laws as of December 2019, 13 states, DC, and Guam impose a range of penalties for youths, whereas six states and Palau do not impose penalties for youths. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2015. x��]�s�8�����h�$���k�ә��#��Mo�عٽj�&��V�Q����G���Dd$;Pog��C@�@ @����Y|*������)�/�9���n��˿�}��ߔ�e�,����ۏ |����j��;:������Q�\����oV�������|�w�����K�8�b��}z���u1�,�2*r��/��拾��ی]��{�|��w����1���w?=�{����'{�"��oRF��ۖ�#��q� �y$cn؋�c�o ����1���K��>��gZZ,M�H�}\v�[�K�=�X��H�[4�A]���M�dɎ����O�I�ez ��G�`5=�&b�r���A6��~]�O� {3M� 3 0 obj This snapshot of U.S. e-cigarette regulations was prepared by the Public Health Law Center. That means the other 32 states are in the same situation as Wisconsin -- law enforcement can't enforce a 21-year-old purchase age, so stores have to choose for themselves. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:7–12. The information is based on a survey of current state statutes pertaining to e-cigarette regulations in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the following areas: On Dec. 20, 2019, the President signed legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raise the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. the date of publication. 4 0 obj On December 20, 2019, Congress raised the federal MLSA for tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. Suggested citation for this article: Marynak K, Mahoney M, Williams KS, Tynan MA, Reimels E, King BA. Raising the minimum legal sales age (MLSA) for tobacco products to 21 years (T21) is a strategy to help prevent and delay the initiation of tobacco product use (1). �s.��yW-�/{���=n�\M��|r���/�Xꫪ9��]MӉ�m1�XL�� pr5=H'z�N�I �,Y��Ǘ��7�Ť�;���K��^V� Utah Legislature passes bill raising the tobacco age to 21 HB324, sponsored by Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, changes the age from 19 to 20 on July 1, 2020, and to 21 one year later. What are the implications for public health practice? Tobacco products minimum legal age: raises California’s legal smoking age and the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, except for active duty military 18 or older. According to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, more than 30 states have updated their state laws to reflect the change.That doesn’t currently include Missouri, but … § https://www.stripes.com/opinion/tobacco-product-use-threatens-military-readiness-1.589063external icon. Why big tobacco and JUUL are lobbying to raise the smoking age. 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