January 9, 2020 | 5:15 AM
Philly health department busts 149 tobacco retailers for selling to kids
All the retailers whose permits will be revoked sold to minors at least three times over the past two years.
tag | cigarettes
December 2, 2019 | 8:04 PM
Pennsylvania restricted tobacco sales. Some tobacco control groups are still uneasy.
The law includes a carve-out that lets members of the military buy tobacco when they’re 18.
November 27, 2019 | 2:24 PM
Pennsylvania increases tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21
The legal age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products in Pennsylvania is increasing to 21, although there’s an exception for veterans and service members who are at least 18.
November 21, 2019 | 5:36 PM
Pennsylvania moves to raise cigarettes, tobacco age to 21
Pennsylvania is moving to join 18 other states and ban the purchase of cigarettes and other tobacco products by people under 21.
September 26, 2019 | 3:26 PM
Smoking ban at drug rehab centers fuels black market for cigarettes, safety issues
Philadelphia has touted the success of its tobacco-free policy, pointing to statistics that show little change in patient-discharge rates since the smoking ban went into effect. But city officials are backtracking on their hard-line enforcement of the ban.
September 25, 2019 | 7:26 PM
Pa. lawmakers open up to raising tobacco purchase age
A bill that would raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 passed the Senate easily, and may have enough support to get to the governor’s desk
June 17, 2019 | 12:50 PM
