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The minimum purchasing age for tobacco in the United States before December 20, 2019 varied by state and territory. Since December 20, 2019, the smoking age in all states and territories is 21 under federal law which was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump.
It is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies. The minimum legal age for tobacco sales was raised from 19 to 21 on March 1, 2020, after a private members' bill passed third reading on November 21, 2019, and Royal Assent given on November 28, 2019.
Tobacco 21 is a campaign to prevent youth tobacco use in the United States, primarily through laws that raise the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine in the United States to 21. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It also refers to various federal, state, and local laws based on Tobacco 21's model policy, raising the minimum sales age to 21.
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The legislation would raise the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21 nationwide, a step long-sought by health advocates.
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Though the city-wide smoking ban remains intact, the vaping ban itself was lifted in 2016 due to a state law which was passed then, prohibiting e-cigarettes and vape products from being regulated in the same way as tobacco. In 2019 the city-wide vaping ban was reinstated, via a separate ordinance, by a unanimous vote from the City Council. [19 ...
Smoking is prohibited within 20 feet (6.1 m) of the entrance/exit of a place where the law prohibits smoking indoors. [85] Fines range from $50 for a person caught smoking in violation of the law, to between $100 and $500 for an establishment caught allowing smoking in violation of the law. [86]