smoking age

Rishi Sunak’s office said the incremental changes could almost completely phase out smoking in young people as soon as 2040.

Among other things, the bill, which will take effect Oct. 1, will raise the state’s legal age to vape and smoke tobacco to 21, a threshold already established in federal law.

A new federal law bans anyone less than 21-years-old from purchasing tobacco products--including vaporizers. Meanwhile, state lawmakers are considering...

A local legislator is taking steps to combat what she calls "an alarming and urgent healthcare crisis” – especially among young people. Rep. Jackie...

The Florida Senate is poised to vote on a measure that would raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, after making changes Monday to bring the proposal closer…

According to a study by the Institute of Medicine published in 2015, paid for by the United States Food and Drug Administration, raising the minimum age…

A Senate committee on Monday approved a bill that would increase the minimum smoking age in the state from 18 to 21. The proposal (SB 1618), filed by Sen.…

Would raising the age to buy tobacco products lower the cost of healthcare in Florida? One lawmaker thinks so.