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Tempe City Council approves tobacco ordinance

10/27/2023
Tempe’s proposed tobacco ordinance was approved at Tempe City Council’s Oct. 26 meeting, with Council Member Joel Navarro absent.

Final hearing approaches for Tempe’s proposed …

10/25/2023
Tempe City Council is slated to vote on an updated tobacco ordinance that would raise the legal purchasing age to 21 and establish a new tobacco seller’s license at its Oct. 26 meeting following the item’s final public hearing.

Tempe looks at raising legal tobacco age to 21

6/12/2023
Tempe is moving forward in adopting a new tobacco ordinance that would raise the legal age to buy tobacco products and implement a licensing fee for all tobacco retailers in the city.

CUSD settles lawsuit with nicotine company Juul

4/12/2023
A legal settlement was recently approved by the Chandler Unified School District governing board, but the amount wasn’t disclosed. The board unanimously voted to accept a settlement with …

American Lung Association report: Arizona mostly …

1/25/2023
Arizona lags behind when it comes to policies that prevent and reduce tobacco use, according to the American Lung Association’s 21st annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, released today. The state earned mostly failing grades on this year’s report.

Arizona AG announces agreement with vaping …

11/23/2021
PHOENIX — The nation’s largest manufacturer of vaping products has agreed to change how it does promotion in Arizona and elsewhere. In a deal announced Tuesday, Juul Labs agreed not to …

Arizona legislators push for regulations on vaping …

11/19/2019
PHOENIX — Undeterred by the defeat earlier this year, Sen. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek is launching a new bid to regulate vaping products like tobacco and raise the age to use both to …

Goodyear smoke shop employee cited for selling …

5/16/2019
An employee of a smoke shop in Goodyear was cited after reportedly selling tobacco and vaping products to minors. Goodyear police said its officers conducted a sting May 10 at Innovape Smoke Shop, …

Underage vaping citations up 800% countywide, hot …

5/13/2019
On a recent Tuesday, a Maricopa County justice court in Surprise was comfortably packed with more than a dozen people, many of them minors accepting …