Vending machine sales of cigarettes to children: results of compliance checks in Wisconsin, 1992-1995.
The effort to curb youth tobacco use relies increasingly on laws intended to limit youth access to tobacco products. As of 1995, all 50 states prohibit the sale of tobacco products to youth under age 18, while 32 states prohibit the purchase, possession or use by minors. Additionally, 33 states require retail licenses to sell tobacco products and 32 states regulate the sale of tobacco products from vending machines. Wisconsin law makes it illegal for a vendor to sell or give cigarettes and other tobacco products to persons under age 18 (Wisconsin Statute 134.66). In a previous issue of the WMJ, we reported the results of community-based assessments of merchant compliance with youth access laws conducted in Wisconsin from 1992-1995. This article focuses on the sale of tobacco products through vending machines.
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Wisconsin Division of Health, Madison 53703, USA.
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Remington
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