<Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by state : </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 19 ( including Alabama National Guard Bases ) 18 ( on military bases under federal law ) </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . Minors are prohibited from using and possessing tobacco products . The minimum age was introduced in 1896 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . Possession by minors is prohibited . The minimum age requirement does not apply to a person who is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1978 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 19 in 1988 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products or smoking equipment to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for a minor to be in possession of tobacco or smoking equipment , or to receive them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Cottonwood and Douglas have raised their tobacco age to 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to give or sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to be in possession of tobacco products and to smoke in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> As of June 9 , 2016 , it is illegal to sell or furnish tobacco to a person under 21 years of age , with an exception for people in active military service who are 18 years old . <P> Before June 9 , the age to purchase tobacco was 18 years of age . Amended after the 2016 election it is legal for persons age 18 and older to buy tobacco products with no filter . ( Cigars , e-cigarettes , chewing tobacco , etc . ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell , give or distribute tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Minors under the age of 18 years are prohibited from being in possession of any tobacco product . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under 18 . It is illegal for minors to possess tobacco in public . A minimum age of 16 was introduced in 1902 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1987 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Selling , giving or otherwhise distributing tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years is illegal . Minors under the age of 18 years are not allowed to attempt to purchase tobacco or to be in the possession of tobacco products . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1953 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1992 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The Florida Statutes make it a criminal offence so sell or supply tobacco to an individual under the age of 18 years . Minors may also not be in possession of tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to possess tobacco in public . Minors are allowed to possess tobacco products and to consume those , in private home if permission is given by parents or legal guardian . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1987 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> The minimum age will be raised from 18 to 21 , as of January 1 , 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or furnish tobacco to a person under 21 years of age . It is also illegal for a person under 21 years of age to
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by state : </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 19 ( including Alabama National Guard Bases ) 18 ( on military bases under federal law ) </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . Minors are prohibited from using and possessing tobacco products . The minimum age was introduced in 1896 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . Possession by minors is prohibited . The minimum age requirement does not apply to a person who is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1978 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 19 in 1988 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products or smoking equipment to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for a minor to be in possession of tobacco or smoking equipment , or to receive them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Cottonwood and Douglas have raised their tobacco age to 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to give or sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to be in possession of tobacco products and to smoke in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> As of June 9 , 2016 , it is illegal to sell or furnish tobacco to a person under 21 years of age , with an exception for people in active military service who are 18 years old . <P> Before June 9 , the age to purchase tobacco was 18 years of age . Amended after the 2016 election it is legal for persons age 18 and older to buy tobacco products with no filter . ( Cigars , e-cigarettes , chewing tobacco , etc . ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell , give or distribute tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Minors under the age of 18 years are prohibited from being in possession of any tobacco product . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under 18 . It is illegal for minors to possess tobacco in public . A minimum age of 16 was introduced in 1902 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1987 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Selling , giving or otherwhise distributing tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years is illegal . Minors under the age of 18 years are not allowed to attempt to purchase tobacco or to be in the possession of tobacco products . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1953 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1992 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The Florida Statutes make it a criminal offence so sell or supply tobacco to an individual under the age of 18 years . Minors may also not be in possession of tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to possess tobacco in public . Minors are allowed to possess tobacco products and to consume those , in private home if permission is given by parents or legal guardian . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1987 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> The minimum age will be raised from 18 to 21 , as of January 1 , 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or furnish tobacco to a person under 21 years of age . It is also illegal for a person under 21 years of age to
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