Among adults who had ever smoked at least one cigarette per day for at least 30 consecutive days (including current and former smokers), 85% said they started smoking daily when younger than 21
MMWR 1997;46:10481050
By including plug-ins for more comprehensive tobacco control, tobacco retail licensing ordinances can include language to address strategies such as: Minimum pack size and minimum floor price regulations Tobacco product sampling restrictions Restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products Banning the redemption of tobacco discounts, coupons, and promotions Raising the minimum legal sales age to 21 and more Licensing Case Studies: Alachua County, FL: Leading the Way in the Southeast on Tobacco Retailer Licensing, CounterTobacco.org Multnomah County, OR: No More in Multnomah: Youth Call for an End to Illegal Tobacco Sales, Multnomah County Health Department and ChangeLab Solutions Edgewater, CO: Retailer Licensing in Edgewater, Colorado, CounterTobacco.org Kern County, CA: Kern Countys Tobacco Retailer Licensing Program, Public Health Law Center Golden Valley, MN: Using Local Data to Pass Policies for Tobacco Prevention in Golden Valley, MN, CounterTobacco.org Philadelphia, PA: Reducing Retailer Density in Philadelphia, CounterTobacco.org Hayward, CA: Leveraging the community voice and equity issues to strengthen tobacco retailer licensing policy in Hayward, California Tobacco Endgame Center for Organizing and Engagement Colton, CA: Community campaigns to reduce youth access to tobacco products in Colton, CA, California Tobacco Endgame Center for Organizing and Engagement Santa Maria, CA: Santa Marias Tobacco Retailer Licensing Program, Public Health Law Center A retailer licensing policy can help a community monitor and manage the number of tobacco retailers and is a typical policy lever pulled by towns or cities to manage the number of alcohol retailers
Per capita combustible tobacco product consumption declined from 1,342 in FY 2012 to 1,211 in FY 2015
[17] The smoking age in Virginia was raised from 16 to 18 in 1990
"Commentary: Pioneering research into smoking and health in Nazi Germany The 'Wissenschaftliches Institut zur Erforschung der Tabakgefahren' in Jena"
