A new area of the country has jumped on the bandwagon to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes: Helena and West Helena, Ark. The city council unanimously approved the proposal during its meeting on Tuesday night, and the increase to a minimum age of 21-years-old will go into effect on Sept. 1, according to ArkansasMatters.com. Helena-West Helena is located on the eastern side of the state, approximately 120 miles east of Little Rock and had a 2010 population estimate of 12,282 residents.
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