News: The Politics of Nicotine
The industry, retailers and advocates for and against tobacco monitored the progress of a proposed tobacco sales ban as a bellwether of ongoing control efforts
When is an adult not an adult? That question is being asked more frequently as an increasing number of states, and now local governments, seek to place further restrictions on the sale of tobacco products by raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products. However, raising the legal age also has unintended financial consequences for retailers and state governments.