In an effort to curb the use of tobacco products and now e-cigarettes in younger New Yorkers, the governor is hoping to raise the legal age across the state.
If you are looking to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products at your local pharmacy, there is one county in the Capital Region that has made it illegal to do so.
90% of smokers start smoking before they turn 21, but only about 2% of tobacco sales come from people under 21. So, why did Albany county legislators pass Local Law C, requiring people to be 21 years old in order to buy tobacco related products...
Two people, a visitor and an inmate, are in trouble with the law after they allegedly made an attempt to smuggle tobacco into the Saratoga County Jail.
If you work or have business to take care of in any buildings owned by Albany County, and you use Electronic Cigarettes (or E-cigarettes) as an alternative to smoking real cigarettes, you’ll have to leave them in the car.