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Up in Assembly Judiciary: Bill #AB59 to raise tobacco sales age in Nevada from 18 to 21.
Change happened at federal level in December 2019, & states have 3 years to enforce it or they risk losing 10% of a block grant.
33 states already raised the age.
Change happened at federal level in December 2019, & states have 3 years to enforce it or they risk losing 10% of a block grant.
33 states already raised the age.
When states entered a huge Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco companies in the late 1990s, states were charged with "diligent enforcement" of the law in exchange for yearly payments from the settlement.
Payouts are big: Nevada received $41 million from the MSA in 2019.
Payouts are big: Nevada received $41 million from the MSA in 2019.
One criticism is that only a small fraction of these settlement funds are directed to address smoking and its health effects. Historically, nearly half of it has buoyed the merit-based Millennium Scholarship.
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