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{{main|Smoking age}}
[[File:Verkaufsalter für Tabakwaren in Nordamerika.svg|400px|thumb|right|'''Minimum age to purchase tobacco in North America as of December 2019:'''<br />{{legend|#fc8d62|Minimum age is 21}}{{legend|#8da0cb|Minimum age is 19}}{{legend|#66c2a5|Minimum age is 18}}]]
The '''minimum purchasing age''' for tobacco in the United States before 2020 varied by state and territory. Since December 20, 2019, the smoking age in all states and territories is 21 after federal law was passed by [[United States Congress|Congress]] and signed by former President [[Donald Trump]].

== History ==
{{See also|Tobacco 21}}
[[File:U.S. states with Tobacco 21 laws.svg|400px|thumb|right|'''States that have passed their own Tobacco 21 laws either before or since the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law (2022):'''<br/>{{legend|#00B22F|States that have their own Tobacco 21 laws and comply with federal law}}{{legend|#0057FF|States that do not have their own Tobacco 21 laws who are covered under the federal Tobacco 21 law}}]]
[[File:Smoking Age - USA before December 2019.svg|400px|thumb|right|'''Minimum age to purchase tobacco in the United States prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law:'''<br />{{legend|#fc8d62|Minimum age was 21}}{{legend|#8da0cb|Minimum age was 19}}{{legend|#66c2a5|Minimum age was 18}}]]
[[File:Verkaufsalter für Tabakwaren in Nordamerika (im Jahr 1989).svg|400px|thumb|right|'''Minimum age to purchase tobacco in the United States as of 1989:'''<br />{{legend|#8da0cb|Minimum age was 19}}{{legend|#66c2a5|Minimum age was 18}}{{legend|#e78ac3|Minimum age was 17}}{{legend|#a6d854|Minimum age was 16}}{{legend|#C0C0C0|No set minimum age}}]]
In the United States, laws regarding the minimum age to purchase and consume tobacco products have been made by [[U.S. state|states]], [[U.S. territories|territories]], the [[District of Columbia]] and the [[federal government of the United States|federal government]]. Before 1992, states had the sole power to enforce their own minimum ages. These laws first appeared in the late 19th-century, with [[New Jersey]] becoming the first state to set a minimum purchase age of sixteen in 1883.<ref name="GSAADE">{{cite journal |last1=Apollonio |first1=Dorie E. |last2=Glantz |first2=Stanton A. |title=Minimum Ages of Legal Access for Tobacco in the United States From 1863 to 2015 |journal=American Journal of Public Health |pages=1200–1207 |doi=10.2105/AJPH.2016.303172 |date=2016|volume=106 |issue=7 |pmid=27196658 |pmc=4902755 }}</ref> By 1920, around half of states had their minimum purchase age of twenty-one and some simply prohibited "[[minor (law)|minors]]" (ages 14–24) from purchasing.<ref name="GSAADE"/> During the 1920s, due to [[tobacco industry]] [[lobbying]], the minimum ages were lowered across the U.S. and ranged from sixteen to nineteen.<ref name="GSAADE"/> By 1939, all states had age restrictions for tobacco.<ref name="GSAADE"/> However, these laws kept changing throughout the 1950s, with [[Maryland]] repealing its age restrictions. The [[American Cancer Society]] recommended the minimum age of eighteen in 1963, the [[American Medical Association]] recommended twenty-one in 1985,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Morris |first1=Philip |title=Business Planning and Analysis. Philip Morris five year plan 1986–1990 |date=March 1986 |url=https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=ykmy0002 |access-date=25 April 2021 |id=Bates no. 2044799001-2044799142}}</ref> and the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] Office of the Inspector General recommended nineteen or twenty-one.<ref>{{cite web |title=MODEL SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS CONTROL ACT A Model Law Recommended |url=https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=nsmc0047 |publisher=DHHS |access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>

State tobacco laws partly changed in 1992 under the [[presidency of Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton administration]] when [[United States Congress|Congress]] enacted the Synar Amendment, forcing states to create their own laws to have a minimum age of eighteen to purchase tobacco or else lose funding from the [[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=DiFranza |first1=J. R. |last2=Dussault |first2=G. F. |title=The federal initiative to halt the sale of tobacco to children—the Synar Amendment, 1992–2000: lessons learned |url=https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/2/93 |journal=Tobacco Control |pages=93–98 |language=en |doi=10.1136/tc.2004.009373 |date=1 April 2005|volume=14 |issue=2 |pmid=15791018 |pmc=1748003 }}</ref> The amendment was passed in response to the teenage smoking rates.<ref name="JLOPBJ">{{cite journal |last1=Johnston |first1=Lloyd D. |last2=O’Malley |first2=Patrick M. |last3=Bachman |first3=Jerald G. |title=Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2002 |date=2003 |volume=I: Secondary school students |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Johnston+LD%2C+O%E2%80%99Malley+PM%2C+Bachman+JG.+Monitoring+the+Future+National+survey+results+on+drug+use%2C+1975%E2%80%932002.+Volume+1%3A+Secondary+school+students%2C+%28NIH+Publication+No.03-5375%29.+Bethesda%2C+Maryland%3A+National+Institute+on+Drug+Abuse+2003. |access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> All states raised their ages to either eighteen or nineteen by 1993. In 1997, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] enacted regulations making the federal minimum age eighteen,<ref name="RRS96">{{cite web |title=Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/28/X96-10828/regulations-restricting-the-sale-and-distribution-of-cigarettes-and-smokeless-tobacco-to-protect |website=Federal Register |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=28 August 1996}}</ref> though later the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] later terminated the FDA's jurisdiction over tobacco, ending its enforcement practices and leaving it up to states.<ref>{{cite court |litigants= Food and Drug Administration, et al. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, et al.|vol=529 U.S. 120 |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court=Supreme Court of the United States |date=2000 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>

In 2009, the ''[[Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act]]'' was enacted under the [[presidency of Barack Obama|Barack Obama administration]], once again setting a federal minimum age of eighteen and prohibited the FDA from setting a higher minimum purchase age.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Products |first1=Center for Tobacco |title=Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - An Overview |url=https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/rules-regulations-and-guidance/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-overview |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=FDA |date=3 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> From 1993 to 2012, the smoking age in all states was either eighteen or nineteen. In 2005, the town of [[Needham, Massachusetts]] became the first jurisdiction in the country to raise the minimum purchase age to 21.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rubino |first1=Natalie |title=How Needham blazed the trail for raising the tobacco age nationally |url=https://www.boston25news.com/news/how-needham-blazed-trail-raising-tobacco-age-nationally/XO3NS3AFWRCT3NKVW3KAM2KC4U/?outputType=amp |access-date=January 10, 2022 |agency=Boston 25 News |date=December 20, 2019}}</ref> Between 2012 to 2015, local municipalities across the U.S. began raising their smoking ages to twenty-one, with [[Hawaii]] becoming the first state to raise its age to twenty-one in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griggs |first1=Brandon |title=Hawaii set to become first state to raise smoking age to 21 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/us/hawaii-smoking-age-21-feat |work=CNN |date=27 April 2015 |language=en}}</ref> This began the shift in states eventually raising their ages to twenty-one due to the teenage [[vaping]] crisis.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quintero |first1=Diana |last2=Patel |first2=Nandeeni |title=The youth vaping epidemic: Addressing the rise of e-cigarettes in schools |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2019/11/22/the-youth-vaping-epidemic-addressing-the-rise-of-e-cigarettes-in-schools/ |website=Brookings |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=22 November 2019}}</ref> By 2019, eighteen states had their minimum purchase ages at twenty-one, thirty states had their ages at eighteen, two had it at nineteen and the District of Columbia had it at twenty-one. On December 20, 2019, with the enactment of the Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 signed by President [[Donald Trump]], the federal smoking age was raised to twenty-one by changing the minimum purchase age in the 1992 Synar Amendment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bote |first1=Joshua |title=FDA officially raises federal minimum age to purchase all tobacco products from 18 to 21 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/12/26/tobacco-minimum-age-fda-raises-age-buy-tobacco-18-21/2753807001/ |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=USA TODAY}}</ref> The [[United States Department of Defense]] followed, raising the age to purchase tobacco to twenty-one on military bases in the U.S. and abroad.<ref>{{cite news |title=DOD implements new laws for tobacco sales |url=https://csmng.com/2020/08/03/dod-implements-new-laws-for-tobacco-sales/ |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group |date=3 August 2020}}</ref>

== Laws by state ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! State/territory !! 1883–1950:<br>First MLAs enacted !! 1950–1970: <br>Increased marketing towards youth !! 1970–1992: <br> MLA reforms !! 1992–2009: <br>Synar Amendment enacted !! 2009–2019:<br>Tobacco Control Act enacted !! 2019–present:<br>Tobacco 21 enacted
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|{{flag|Alabama}}
| None<ref name="Smoking and Health">{{cite web |url=http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/access/NNBBVP.pdf |title=SMOKING AND HEALTH: A National Status Report 2nd Edition – A Report to Congress |author=Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. |date=1986 |website=nlm.nih.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> <small>(–1896)</small>
| 21 <small>(1896–1976)</small>
|colspan=3 |19{{efn|The minimum legal age to purchase tobacco is aligned with Alabama's age of majority and was lowered from 21 to 19 in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sobolewski |first1=Jonathan |title=Why do you have to be 19 to buy tobacco in Alabama? |url=https://www.al.com/reckon/2019/02/why-do-you-have-to-be-19-to-buy-tobacco-in-alabama.html |work=AL.com |date=25 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=House votes to lower age of majority to 18 |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2017/02/24/house-votes-lower-age-majority-18/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |access-date=31 May 2022 |date=24 February 2017 |quote=Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville) said, “I am going to vote for the bill. I was here in 1976 when it was lowered to 19 [from 21]}}</ref>}} <small>(1976–2019)</small>
| 21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Alabama has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Mary Helene |title=You now must be 21 to buy vaping devices in Alabama |url=https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2021/05/alabama-raises-minimum-age-to-21-to-purchase-vaping-devices-tobacco.html |work=AL.com |date=19 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Alaska}}
| ? <small>(–1959)</small>
| 18{{efn|The smoking age in Alaska was 18 upon joining the United States in 1959.<ref name="ADGS16">{{cite journal |last1=Apollonio |first1=Dorie E. |last2=Glantz |first2=Stanton A. |title=Minimum Ages of Legal Access for Tobacco in the United States From 1863 to 2015 |journal=American Journal of Public Health |date=July 2016 |volume=106 |issue=7 |pages=1200–1207 |doi=10.2105/AJPH.2016.303172|pmid=27196658 |pmc=4902755 }}</ref>}} <small>(1959–?)</small> <br> 16{{efn|The smoking age in Alaska was 16 in 1988.<ref name="SHNR90">{{cite web |title=Smoking and Health: A National Status Report. A Report to Congress |url=https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/ext/document/101584932X348/PDF/101584932X348.pdf |publisher=Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health |access-date=31 May 2022 |date=February 1990}}</ref>}} <small>(?–1988)</small>
|colspan=4 | 19{{efn|The smoking age in Alaska was raised from 16 to 19 sometime between 1988–2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sec. 11.76.100. Selling or giving tobacco to a minor. |url=https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.76.100 |publisher=Alaska State Legislature |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> Since 2019, the smoking age in Alaska has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 19. In 2022, Governor Dunleavy veoted a bill raising the smoking age.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Enslow |first1=Patrick |title=SB45 |url=https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/32/Vetoes/SB45.pdf |website=AKLeg |access-date=12 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
|-
|''{{flag|American Samoa}}''
|colspan=6| 18{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in American Samoa has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |title=American Samoa looks to tighten tobacco laws |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/348017/american-samoa-looks-to-tighten-tobacco-laws#:~:text=Currently%20it%20is%20prohibited%20for,other%20tobacco%20products%20to%20minors. |work=RNZ |date=13 January 2018 |language=en-nz}}</ref>}} <small>(?–)</small>
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|{{flag|Arizona}}
|colspan=2| ? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4| 18{{efn|The smoking age in Arizona was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in Arizona has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. A spokeswomen for the [[attorney general of Arizona]] said in 2020 that their office could not enforce the federal law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zetino |first1=Griselda |title=No changes to Arizona tobacco buying age despite new federal rule |url=https://ktar.com/story/2911796/no-changes-to-arizona-tobacco-buying-age-despite-new-federal-rule/#:~:text=In%20Arizona%2C%20anyone%20who's%20at,old%20can%20buy%20tobacco%20products. |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=KTAR News |date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
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|{{flag|Arkansas}}
|colspan=2| ? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=2| 18{{efn|The smoking age in Arkansas was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[Arkansas General Assembly]] in 2019 three weeks prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. It included a [[grandfather clause]] that exempted adults born before December 31, 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arkansas law goes into effect today raising minimum age of smoking to 21 |url=https://www.thv11.com/article/news/new-smoking-age-goes-into-effect/91-6accf00e-ad97-46dd-8128-52755af5ffe9#:~:text=News-,Arkansas%20law%20goes%20into%20effect%20today%20raising%20minimum%20age%20of,are%20both%2021%20in%20Arkansas.&text=LITTLE%20ROCK%2C%20Ark.,products%20in%20Arkansas%20went%20up. |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=THV11}}</ref> After the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law, Governor [[Asa Hutchinson]] announced that Arkansas would be enforcing federal law which did not include a grandfather clause.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arkansas Governor Clarifies That Minimum Purchasing Age for Tobacco, Vaping Products Is 21 |url=https://achi.net/newsroom/arkansas-governor-clarifies-that-minimum-purchasing-age-for-tobacco-vaping-products-is-21/#:~:text=The%20governor%20directed%20the%20office,direction%20toward%20curbing%20the%20vaping |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=ACHI}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|California}}
| 16{{efn|The smoking age in California was 16 prior to 1911.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 21, 1911 |title=Tobacco taboo under new law: dealers can't sell or give it to minors; age is fixed at eighteen and heavy penalty imposed for violation when act becomes effective after next Tuesday |url= |work=The Los Angeles Times |location= |access-date=}}</ref>}} <small>(?–1911)</small>
|colspan=3 | 18 <small>(1911–2016)</small>
|colspan=2 | 21{{efn|The smoking age in California was raised from 18 to 21 in 2016 and it included an exemption for military personnel 18–20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aliferis |first1=Lisa |title=California Raises Age Of Tobacco Purchase To 21 And Tightens Vaping Rules |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/05/05/476872674/california-raises-age-of-tobacco-purchase-to-21-and-tightens-vaping-rules |work=NPR |date=5 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2016–)</small>
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|{{flag|Colorado}}
| ? <small>(–1988)</small>
| None{{efn|Colorado temporarily repealed its MLA in the 1960s and 70s.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>({{circa}} 1960s–70s)</small>
|colspan=3| 18{{efn|The smoking age in Colorado was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1970s–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Colorado has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align with federal law.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Governor Signs Strong Tobacco 21 Legislation |url=https://tobacco21.org/colorado-governor-signs-strong-tobacco-21-legislation/ |website=Tobacco 21 |access-date=31 May 2022 |date=17 July 2020}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Connecticut}}
|colspan=2|None <small>(–1902)</small> <br> 16{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} <small>(1902–1987)</small>
|colspan=2|18 <small>(1987–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised in Connecticut from 18 to 21 in 2019 two months prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Lamont Announces Enactment of Law Raising the Age to Purchase Tobacco Products to 21 |url=https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2019/10-2019/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Enactment-of-Law-Raising-the-Age-to-Purchase-Tobacco-Products-to-21 |website=CT.gov |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Delaware}}
|? <small>(–1953)</small>
|colspan=2| 17{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} <small>(1953–1992)</small>
|colspan=1| 18 <small>(1992–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised in Delaware from 18 to 21 in 2019 seven months prior to the passage of the federal Tobacco 21 law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Ira |title=It's official — Delaware raises smoking age from 18 to 21 |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/07/16/delaware-raises-smoking-age-18-21/1738717001/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=Delware Online}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|District of Columbia}}
|colspan=2| 16<ref name="UCSF89"/> <small>(?–1990)</small>
|colspan=2|18 <small>(1990–2016)</small>
|colspan=2|21<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nirappil |first1=Fenit |title=Anti-tobacco bills advance in District, would raise age to buy cigarettes to 21 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/anti-tobacco-bills-advance-in-district-would-raise-age-to-buy-cigarettes-to-21/2016/10/11/efcc162e-8fcd-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html |access-date=31 May 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=11 October 2016}}</ref> <small>(2016–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Florida}}
|colspan=2 | ? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3 | 18{{efn|The smoking age in Florida was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2021)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Florida has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Starting Friday you must be 21 to buy and smoke tobacco, nicotine products |url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/new-law-goes-into-effect-oct-1-must-be-21-to-buy-and-smoke-tobacco-and-nicotine-products |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=WFTS |date=1 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1987)</small>
|17{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} <small>(1987–1993)</small>
|colspan=2|18 <small>(1993–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Georgia has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Georgia's Governor Signs Bill Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21-Years-Old |url=https://halfwheel.com/georgias-governor-signs-bill-raising-tobacco-purchasing-age-to-21-years-old/379482/#:~:text=Age%20Restrictions%2C%20Legislation-,Georgia's%20Governor%20Signs%20Bill%20Raising%20Tobacco%20Purchasing%20Age%20to%2021,increase%20going%20into%20effect%20immediately. |work=Halfwheel |date=31 July 2020}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
|-
|''{{flag|Guam}}''
|colspan=4|18 <small>(?–2018)</small>
|colspan=2|21<ref>{{cite news |title=Guam Raises Tobacco Age to 21 Come 2018 |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/hawaii/articles/2017-03-24/guam-raises-tobacco-age-to-21-come-2018 |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> <small>(2018–)</small>
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|{{flag|Hawaii}}
|colspan=2| 15{{efn|The smoking age in Hawaii was 15 in 1963.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(?–1988)</small>
|colspan=2|18{{efn|The smoking age in Hawaii was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2016)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age in Hawaii was raised from 18 to 21 in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Irvin |first1=Lola |title=Hawaii Raises Legal Smoking Age to 21 |url=https://www.cste.org/blogpost/1084057/241923/Hawaii-Raises-Legal-Smoking-Age-to-21 |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=CSTE}}</ref>}} <small>(2016–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Idaho}}
|colspan=5|18 <small>(?–2022)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Idaho has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2022 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite web |title=SENATE BILL 1284 |url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/S1284/ |publisher=Idaho State Legislature |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>}} <small>(2022–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Illinois}}
|colspan=4|18 <small>(?–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised by the [[Illinois General Assembly]] to 21 in 2019 five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petrella |first1=Dan |title=Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs bill raising smoking age to 21 statewide |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-illinois-smoking-age-21-story.html |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Indiana}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1980)</small>
|colspan=3|16{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} <small>(1980–1987)</small> <br> 18 <small>(1987–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Indiana has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref name="WNDU">{{cite news |last1=Springgate |first1=Jack |title=Indiana officially raises age to buy tobacco products to 21 on July 1st |url=https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Indiana-officially-raises-age-to-buy-tobacco-products-to-21-on-July-1st-571533131.html#:~:text=The%20minimum%20age%20to%20buy,at%20the%20end%20of%202019. |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=WNDU |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Iowa}}
|16<ref name="ADGS16"/> <small>(–1934)</small> <br> 21 <small>(1934–1964)</small>
|colspan=4|18 <small>(1964–)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Iowa has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lundgren |first1=Harper |title=Iowa Gov. Reynolds signs bill to raise tobacco usage age |url=https://www.wowt.com/2020/07/07/iowa-gov-reynolds-signs-bill-to-raise-tobacco-usage-age/ |publisher=WOWT 6 News |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
|-
|{{flag|Kansas}}
|colspan=2| ? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4| 18{{efn|The smoking age in Kansas was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in Kansas has been 21 under federal law. Under state law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kansas House Wants Age Limit for Tobacco, Vaping at 21 |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2022-03-23/kansas-house-wants-age-limit-for-tobacco-vaping-at-21 |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
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|{{flag|Kentucky}}
|colspan=3|None{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} <small>(–1990)</small> <br> 16<ref name="UCSF89">{{cite web |title=June STATE "MINIMUM AGE" lAWS E_ _D 1989-1994 |url=https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=zslh0030 |publisher=University of California, San Francisco |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> <small>(1990–1992)</small>
|colspan=2|18 <small>(1992–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Kentucky has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate Bill 56 |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb56.html |publisher=Kentucky General Assembly |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Louisiana}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|None<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> <small>(1988–1991)</small> <br> 18<ref name="UCSF89"/> <small>(1991–2021)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Louisiana has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Louisiana increases age for tobacco and vapor products from 18 to 21 |url=https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/louisiana-increases-age-for-tobacco-and-vapor-products-from-18-to-21#:~:text=Louisianans%20must%20be%2021%20before,the%20state%20with%20federal%20laws. |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=KATC |date=17 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
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|{{flag|Maine}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=2|18{{efn|The smoking age in Maine was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2018)</small>
|colspan=2|21<ref>{{cite news |title=Maine Raises Its Smoking Age |url=https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/07/03/maine-raises-its-smoking-age |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=The Pew Charitable Trusts |language=en}}</ref> <small>(2018–)</small>
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|{{flag|Maryland}}
|colspan=3|16<ref name="UCSF89"/> <small>(–1989)</small>
|colspan=1|18 <small>(1989–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised in Maryland from 18 to 21 in 2019 one month prior to the passage of the Tobacco 21 federal law.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Tobacco Sales |url=https://health.maryland.gov/notobaccosalestominors/Pages/Tobacco%2021%20FAQ.aspx#:~:text=Beginning%20October%201%2C%202019%2C%20the,and%20component%20parts%20and%20accessories. |publisher=Maryland Department of Health |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> It included an exemption for military members 18–20.}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|Massachusetts}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=2|18{{efn|The smoking age in Massachusetts was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2018)</small>
|colspan=2|21<ref>{{cite news |title=New Massachusetts Law Raises Smoking Age to 21 |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-massachusetts-law-raises-smoking-age-to-21-start-of-2019/128938/ |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=NBC Boston}}</ref> <small>(2018–)</small>
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|{{flag|Michigan}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|17{{efn|The smoking age in Michigan was 17 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(?–1988)</small> <br> 18 <small>(?–2019)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Michigan was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref name="WNDU">{{cite news |last1=Springgate |first1=Jack |title=Indiana officially raises age to buy tobacco products to 21 on July 1st |url=https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Indiana-officially-raises-age-to-buy-tobacco-products-to-21-on-July-1st-571533131.html#:~:text=The%20minimum%20age%20to%20buy,at%20the%20end%20of%202019. |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=WNDU |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Minnesota}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Minnesota was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Minnesota was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=MN tobacco age increases to 21 on Aug. 1 |url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/07/29/mn-tobacco-age-increases-to-21-on-aug-1/ |work=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |date=29 July 2020}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Mississippi}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Mississippi was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Mississippi was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mississippi Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21-Years-Old |url=https://halfwheel.com/mississippi-raising-tobacco-purchasing-age-to-21-years-old/378444/#:~:text=On%20Wednesday%2C%20Gov.,products%20while%20on%20school%20grounds. |website=Halfwheel |access-date=1 June 2022 |date=9 July 2020}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Missouri}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4|18{{efn|The smoking age in Missouri was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in Missouri has been 21. Under state law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |title=Missouri legislature works to increase tobacco age to 21 to reflect federal law |url=https://www.koamnewsnow.com/missouri-legislature-works-to-increase-tobacco-age-to-21-to-reflect-federal-law/ |work=KOAM |date=21 April 2021}}</ref>}} <small>(?–)</small>
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|{{flag|Montana}}
|colspan=3| None<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> <small>(–1993)</small>
|colspan=2| 18<ref name="UCSF89"/> <small>(1993–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Montana was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montana Youth Access To Tobacco |url=http://www.havrehelp.com/TC_abouttc2.html}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Nebraska}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Nebraska was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–)</small> <br> 19 <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Nebraska was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2022 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nebraska's NEW legal minimum age for use or purchase of tobacco products |url=https://ago.nebraska.gov/news/nebraskas-new-legal-minimum-age-use-or-purchase-tobacco-products#:~:text=Beginning%20October%201%2C%202020%2C%20Nebraska,be%2021%20years%20of%20age. |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=Attorney General Doug Peterson |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2022–)</small>
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|{{flag|Nevada}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Nevada was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2021)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Nevada was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sisolak signs bill raising age to buy tobacco to 21 |url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2021/may/28/sisolak-signs-bill-raising-age-buy-tobacco-21/ |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=Nevada Appeal}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
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|{{flag|New Hampshire}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Nevada was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}}  <small>(1988–?)</small> <br> 19{{efn|The smoking age in New Hampshire was raised from 18 to 19 sometime between 1988–2020.}} <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in New Hampshire was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Hampshire raises legal age to purchase tobacco products |url=https://whdh.com/news/new-hampshire-raises-legal-age-to-purchase-tobacco-products/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=WHDH-TV}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|New Jersey}}
|colspan=3|None <small>(–1883)</small> <br> 16{{efn|The smoking age in New Jersey was 16 in 1883 and in 1988.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1883–1988)</small>
|18{{efn|The smoking age in New Jersey was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1998–2006.}} <small>(–2006)</small> <br> 19{{efn|The smoking age in New Jersey was raised from 18 to 19 in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Jersey may become second state to raise smoking age to 21 |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/new-jersey-may-become-second-state-to-raise-smoking-age-to-21#:~:text=In%202006%2C%20New%20Jersey%20raised,cigarettes%20and%20their%20e%2Dcigarettes. |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=PBS NewsHour |date=12 January 2016 |language=en-us}}</ref>}} <small>(2006–2017)</small>
|colspan=2|21<ref>{{cite news |title=Department of Health {{!}} News {{!}} Legal Age to Purchase Smoking Products to Increase to 21 |url=https://www.nj.gov/health/news/2017/approved/20171027a.shtml |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=New Jersey Department of Health}}</ref> <small>(2017–)</small>
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|{{flag|New Mexico}}
|colspan=3|None <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=2|18 <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in New Mexico was 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madrid |first1=Salina |title=Starting July 1st you'll have to be 21 to purchase tobacco products in New Mexico |url=https://cbs4local.com/news/local/starting-july-1st-youll-have-to-be-21-to-purchase-tobacco-products-in-new-mexico |work=KDBC |date=4 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|New York}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1886)</small> <br> 16{{efn|The smoking age in New York was 16 in 1886.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1886–?)</small>
|colspan=2|18{{efn|The smoking age in New York was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1886–1988.}} <small>(1988–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[New York State Legislature]] and signed by Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] in 2019 five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. The governor stated: "By raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, we can stop cigarettes and e-cigarettes from getting into the hands of young people in the first place and prevent an entire generation of New Yorkers from forming costly and potentially deadly addictions,"<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Raises Smoking Age from 18 to 21 |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-york-raises-smoking-age-from-18-to-21/1107316/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=NBC New York}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|North Carolina}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4| 18{{efn|The smoking age in North Carolina was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in North Carolina has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. In 2020, some tobacco shops started to complied with federal law while others only complied with state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Bria |title=New tobacco buying law sparks confusion |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2020/01/07/new-tobacco-buying-law-sparks-confusion/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=WBTV |language=en}}</ref> An officer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety described the conflicting laws: “We’re in limbo trying to figure out what we can and cannot do,”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hand |first1=Bill |title=New cigarette sales rules cause some confusion |url=https://www.newbernsj.com/story/special/2020/01/21/new-cigarette-sales-rules-cause-some-confusion/1858592007/ |work=New Bern Sun Journal}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
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|{{flag|North Dakota}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in North Dakota was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2021)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in North Dakota has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Minato |first1=Charlie |title=North Dakota Senate Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase |url=https://halfwheel.com/north-dakota-senate-passes-tobacco-purchasing-age-increase/386471/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=halfwheel |date=19 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=North Dakota Bill Actions: SB 2156 |url=https://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/bill-actions/ba2156.html |website=www.ndlegis.gov |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
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|''{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}''
|colspan=6|18{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in the Northern Mariana Islands has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |title='Legislature needs to first amend the smoking law' |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/legislature-needs-to-first-amend-the-smoking-law/ |work=Saipan Tribune |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>}} <small>(?–)</small>
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|{{flag|Ohio}}
|colspan=4|? <small>(–1939)</small> <br> 18{{efn|The smoking age in Ohio was 18 in 1939.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1939–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[Ohio General Assembly]] in 2019 five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ohio raises smoking age from 18 to 21 |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio/ohio-raises-smoking-age-18-21-2019-jul/530-ec5b60d3-1cb2-4c38-8677-3cee22b2231c |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=10tv.com}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|Oklahoma}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Oklahoma was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Oklahoma has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill raising age for tobacco products to 21 becomes law {{!}} Oklahoma Senate |url=https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/bill-raising-age-tobacco-products-21-becomes-law#:~:text=OKLAHOMA%20CITY%20%E2%80%93Legislation%20raising%20the,signed%20into%20law%20by%20Gov. |website=oksenate.gov |access-date=31 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|Oregon}}
|colspan=1|Banned{{efn|Tobacco was banned by a constitutional amendment in Oregon in 1920.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1920–1955)</small>
|colspan=3|None{{efn|Oregon temporarily repealed its ban on selling tobacco to minors in 1955.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1955–1988)</small> <br> 18{{efn|The smoking age in Oregon was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2018)</small>
|colspan=2|21<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=German |title=Oregon just became the 5th state to raise its smoking age to 21 |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/10/16125890/oregon-smoking-age-21 |work=Vox |date=10 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> <small>(2018–)</small>
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|{{flag|Pennsylvania}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|16{{efn|The smoking age in Pennsylvania was 16 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–?)</small> <br> 18{{efn|The smoking age in Pennsylvania was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1988–2020.}} <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Pennsylvania has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law. State law included an exemption for military personnel 18–20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lagreid |first1=Patrick |title=Pennsylvania's Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age is Now 21 |url=https://halfwheel.com/pennsylvania-raises-tobacco-purchasing-age-to-21-today/378013/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=halfwheel |date=1 July 2020}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''
|colspan=6|18{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in the Puerto Rico has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}}} <small>(?–)</small>
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|{{flag|Rhode Island}}
|colspan=2|None <small>(–1939)</small> <br> 16{{efn|The smoking age in Rhode Island was 16 in 1939.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1939–?)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Rhode Island was 18 in 1988.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1988–2021></small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Rhode Island has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lagreid |first1=Patrick |title=Rhode Island Senate Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase |url=https://halfwheel.com/rhode-island-senate-approves-tobacco-purchasing-age-increase/394075/ |work=halfwheel |date=14 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rhode Island S0263 {{!}} 2021 {{!}} Regular Session |url=https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S0263/2021 |website=LegiScan |access-date=31 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
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|{{flag|South Carolina}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4|18{{efn|The smoking age in South Carolina was 18 in 1988.<ref name="ADGS16"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in South Carolina has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal Tobacco Law raises minimum age from 18 to 21 for purchase of tobacco products |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/moultrie-news/news/federal-tobacco-law-raises-minimum-age-from-18-to-21-for-purchase-of-tobacco-products/article_19dcfc51-ca96-545a-84b0-8b0a7aa75271.html |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=Post and Courier |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
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|{{flag|South Dakota}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4|18{{efn|The smoking age in South Dakota was 18 in 1988.<ref name="ADGS16"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in South Dakota has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benth |first1=Morgan |title=North Dakota law could move the smoking age to 21 to align with federal law |url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2021/01/15/north-dakota-law-could-move-the-smoking-age-to-21-to-align-with-federal-law/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=kfyrtv.com |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
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|{{flag|Tennessee}}
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age in Tennessee was 21 before the 1970s. There were efforts to lower it to 18/19 in the 1960s.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(?–1970s)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Tennessee was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2021)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Tennessee has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2021 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benninghoff |first1=Eric |title=New Tennessee law raises age to purchase tobacco: Smoke shops, doctors react |url=https://newschannel9.com/news/local/new-tennessee-law-raises-age-to-purchase-tobacco-smoke-shops-doctors-react |work=WTVC |date=1 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2021–)</small>
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|{{flag|Texas}}
|colspan=3|16{{efn|The smoking age in Texas was 16 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(–1989)</small>
|colspan=1|18{{efn|The smoking age in Texas was raised from 16 to 18 in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minors' Access to Tobacco -- Missouri, 1992, and Texas, 1993 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00019792.htm#:~:text=The%20sale%20of%20tobacco%20products%20to%20persons%20aged%20less%20than,%2C%20Sections%20161.081%2D161.082). |publisher=CDC |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>}} <small>(1989–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[Texas Legislature]] four months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. State law included a [[grandfather clause]] that exempted adults born before August 31, 2001 and an exemption for military personnel 18–20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quatrino |first1=Nina |title=Smoking age raises to 21 in Texas, with exemptions |url=https://www.kxii.com/content/news/Smoking-raises-to-21-in-Texas-with-exemptions-559217221.html#:~:text=A%20Texas%20new%20bill%20went,Lt. |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=KXII |language=en}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|''{{flag|United States Virgin Islands}}''
|colspan=6|18{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in the Puerto Rico has been 21 under federal law. Under current territorial law, it is 18.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}}} <small>(?–)</small>
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|{{flag|Utah}}
|colspan=1|21{{efn|The smoking age in Utah prior to 1953 was 21.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(?–1953)</small>
|colspan=3|19{{efn|The smoking age in Utah was lowered from 21 to 19 in 1953.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(1953–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[Utah State Legislature]] ten months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law. State law included an exemption for military personnel and their spouses and dependents 19–20.<ref>{{cite news |title=Utah Legislature decides to raise the legal age to use tobacco from 19 to 21 — except for active duty military |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/03/13/utah-senate-moves-raise/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|Vermont}}
|colspan=3|? <small>(–1988)</small> <br> 17{{efn|The smoking age in Vermont was 17 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–?)</small>
|colspan=1|18{{efn|The smoking age in Vermont was raised from 17 to 18 sometime between 1988–2019.}} <small>(?–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[Vermont General Assembly]] three months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vermont smoking age to increase to 21 on Monday {{!}} Vermont Business Magazine |url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/august/29/vermont-smoking-age-increase-21-monday#:~:text=Vermont%20Business%20Magazine%20Beginning%20this,be%20checking%20for%20valid%20IDs. |work=vermontbiz.com}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|Virginia}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=2|16{{efn|The smoking age was 16 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–?)</small> <br> 18{{efn|The smoking age in Vermont was raised from 16 to 18 sometime between 1988–2019.}} <small>(?–2019)</small>
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age was raised to 21 by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] five months prior to the federal Tobacco 21 law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Virginia tobacco purchasing age rising to 21 on July 1 |url=https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-tobacco-purchasing-age-rising-to-21-on-july-1/291-64236e64-6ebc-40c8-aca6-fc5023ff1914 |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=13newsnow.com}}</ref>}} <small>(2019–)</small>
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|{{flag|Washington (state)|name=Washington}}
|colspan=2|21{{efn|The smoking age in Washington was 21 before the 1970s. There were efforts to lower it to 18/19 in the 1960s.<ref name="ADGS16"/>}} <small>(?–1960s)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Washington was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/>}} <small>(1988–2020)</small> 
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Washington has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=The legal age to buy tobacco is now 21. Here's what that means in Washington state. |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/in-2020-the-legal-age-to-buy-tobacco-in-washington-state-will-be-21-heres-what-comes-next/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=The Seattle Times |date=28 December 2019}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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|{{flag|West Virginia}}
|colspan=2|? <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=4|18{{efn|The smoking age in West Virginia was 18 in 1988.<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> Since 2019, the smoking age in West Virginia has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Jeff |title=Feds say age change for tobacco products purchase in effect now |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2019/12/29/feds-say-age-change-for-tobacco-products-purchase-in-effect-now/ |work=WV MetroNews |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>}} <small>(1988–)</small>
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|{{flag|Wisconsin}}
|colspan=3|None<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=3|18{{efn|The smoking age in Wisconsin was raised to 18 sometime between 1988–2022. Since 2019, the smoking age in Wisconsin has been 21 under federal law. Under current state law, it is 18. In 2022, a bill to amend state law to raise the smoking age to 21 passed in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] and is pending in the state senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Calvi |first1=Jason |title=Wisconsin tobacco purchasing age; Assembly OKs raise |url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/assembly-bill-raising-tobacco-age-wisconsin |work=FOX6 News Milwaukee |date=23 February 2022}}</ref>}} <small>(?–)</small>
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|{{flag|Wyoming}}
|colspan=3|None<ref name="Smoking and Health"/> <small>(–1988)</small>
|colspan=2|18{{efn|The smoking age in Wyoming was raised to 18 sometime between 1988–2020.}} <small>(?–2020)</small>
|21{{efn|Since 2019, the smoking age in Wisconsin has been 21 under federal law. State law raised the smoking age to 21 in 2020 to align federal and state law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wyoming's Smoking Age To Rise To 21 |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2020/03/16/wyomings-smoking-age-to-rise-to-21/ |work=Cowboy State Daily |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>}} <small>(2020–)</small>
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== See also ==
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*[[Age of candidacy]]
*[[Age of consent]]
**[[Ages of consent in the United States]]
*[[Age of majority]] – when a minor becomes a legal adult
*[[Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act]]
*[[Legal drinking age]] – worldwide view of drinking ages
**[[Legal drinking age controversy in the United States]]
*[[Mature minor doctrine]]
*[[Marriageable age]]
**[[Marriage age in the United States]]
*[[Smoking age]] – worldwide view of smoking ages
* [[Shoulder tap (alcohol)]]
*[[List of smoking bans]]
*[[Voting age]]
*[[Youth rights]]
*[[Youth suffrage]]
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Smoking in the United States]]
[[Category:Juvenile law]]
[[Category:United States law-related lists]]
[[Category:Minimum ages|Tobacco U.S. minimum purchase age by state]]
[[Category:Drug control law in the United States]]
[[Category:History of drug control in the United States]]