摘要：What is already known about this topic? Raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21 years (T21) is a strategy to help prevent and delay the initiation of tobacco product use. What is added by this report? Before Congress enacted a federal T21 law on December 20, 2019, 19 states, DC, and two territories had enacted T21 laws, including 13 in 2019. Several state and territorial T21 laws include penalties for youth purchase, use, or possession of tobacco products; military exemptions; phase-in periods; or preemption of local tobacco retail laws. What are the implications for public health practice? A strategy combining comprehensive smoke-free laws, pricing strategies, and T21 laws free of purchase, use, or possession penalties, preemption, or military exemptions, can help prevent and reduce youth tobacco product use.
关键词：Raising Minimum Legal Sales Age And Tobacco Products;Tobacco Product Sales;T21 Laws;Prevent Youth Initiation Tobacco Product Use;State And Territorial Laws Smoke-Free;Healthy Living;Smoking & Tobacco Use;Tobacco Use;MMWR;Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report;Tobacco Control Policies;Young Adults
