Tobacco 21 is a national campaign taking a local approach to raising the tobacco sales age from 18 to 21 years of age. Tobacco 21 strives to reduce smoking and tobacco use through a preventive effort locally and on the state level all over the United States and American territories such as Guam.
As of September 18, 2019, eighteen states – Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and
Washington – have raised the tobacco age to 21, along with Washington, DC and over 500 localities. Minnesota has 43 counties/cities that have enacted T21. Click here to see the complete listing of states, counties, and cities in the US.
Washington – have raised the tobacco age to 21, along with Washington, DC and over 500 localities. Minnesota has 43 counties/cities that have enacted T21. Click here to see the complete listing of states, counties, and cities in the US.
Raising the legal sale age in Minnesota to 21 would have a one-time effect of preventing over 3,300 young Minnesotans from starting to smoke, according to a January 2017 Minnesota Medicine article. Increasing the age gap between kids and those who can legally buy tobacco would help keep tobacco out of the high school environment. Results from the 2017 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey revealed that one in four students still use tobacco products of some kind, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 102,100 Minnesota youth are projected to die from smoking. (Mn Department of Health)
If you have questions about this survey, please contact Andrea Orest, Cook County SHIP Coordinator. 218-387-2330 ext. 110 or andrea@sawtoothmountainclinic.org