IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A new University of Iowa study shows minors continue to get their hands on tobacco products despite a federal law signed in 2019 that increased the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21.
According to data collected between 2017 and 2023, about 1 in 4 retail sites had a tobacco sales violation.
“One of the best things we can do to improve the overall health of our country is to prevent young people from using tobacco products,” said Dr. Anthony Fischer, a pediatric pulmonologist with UI Health Care and a lead on the study…