Anti-smoking advocates said the higher age limit should make it more difficult for young people to get tobacco, particularly high school students who had friends or classmates over 18 buy for them.

Under Illinois law, the minimum age to buy or possess tobacco products and e-cigarettes is 18. But municipalities and counties can set the threshold higher. Legislation to increase the minimum age ...

THE GROUP RECOMMENDEDCHANGING THE AGE OF 21 BECAUSE Raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 could save lives by resulting in less people smoking; David Jeannot reports.

The new age requirement will kick in on July 1 Walmart said Wednesday, and will apply to the sale of e-cigarettes as well. But even adults will no longer be able to buy the electronic nicotine ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which sponsored the report, cannot increase the minimum age to buy tobacco in the country from 18, but states and local authorities can do so. Four states ...

Trump has previously said he would support raising the legal age to buy tobacco in response to the youth vaping epidemic. (MORE: Trump signals flexibility on plans to ban flavored vaping products ...

DENVER (CBS4)-- A proposal to raise the age to buy tobacco -- including e-cigarettes -- from 18 to 21 is moving forward in Denver. The bill is part of an effort to reduce teen vaping. Colorado has ...

(CNN)A bipartisan group of senators said Wednesday that they believe their bill to raise the age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes can pass Congress and be signed into law -- but only if they can ...

Teens will no longer be allowed to buy nicotine products in Tempe after the city unanimously raised the tobacco purchasing age to 21 on Thursday, a move intended to curb smoking and vaping among ...