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2024	Tobacco 21 A study revealed a much weaker effect of the federal Tobacco 21 law, showing less than one percentage point decline in smoking, vaping, and smokeless tobacco use, with no significant effect for state-level Tobacco 21 laws among young adults.
August 2024	Tobacco 21 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a final rule that further raises the minimum age for certain restrictions on tobacco product sales.
2023	Tobacco 21 A study found that Tobacco 21 laws are associated with a 2-to-4 percentage-point decline in smoking participation among 18-to-20-year-olds, with a spillover effect reducing smoking among 16-17-year-olds.
November 2023	Slip-Slop-Slap The National Film and Sound Archive added the original Slip! Slop! Slap! Jingle (performed by Peter Best and Phillip Adams) to the Sounds of Australia register, recognizing its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.
March 1 2023	Tobacco 21 Senate President Gary Stevens introduced SB 89, a bill to raise the smoking age to 21 and tax electronic smoking devices at 25% of their retail price in Alaska.
September 8 2022	Tobacco 21 Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed SB 45, which proposed increasing the smoking age from 19 to 21 and implementing a 35% wholesale price tax on electronic smoking devices in Alaska.
2020	Slip-Slop-Slap Melanoma incidence rate by age 30 had halved compared to its peak in 1997, demonstrating the long-term effectiveness of sun safety education campaigns.
March 1 2020	Tobacco 21 Prince Edward Island became the first Canadian province to raise its minimum smoking age from 19 to 21, as part of the Tobacco 21 movement.
December 20 2019	Tobacco 21 As part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was amended to raise the federal minimum age for sale of tobacco products in the US from 18 to 21, making it illegal for retailers to sell tobacco products to anyone under 21 nationwide.
December 20 2019	Tobacco 21 President Donald Trump signs the 2020 United States federal budget, which includes a provision raising the federal smoking age to 21, establishing a nationwide Tobacco 21 policy.
July 16 2019	Tobacco 21 The Springfield, Missouri Tobacco 21 bill went into effect, implementing the new age restriction on tobacco product purchases.
July 15 2019	Tobacco 21 Springfield, Missouri approved a local Tobacco 21 bill, which raised the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old.
2018	Dog's View High Times ranked the PSA as one of the top six worst anti-cannabis advertisements, describing it as 'hilariously inaccurate'.
October 1 2018	Tobacco 21 Washington, D.C. raised the legal age for purchasing tobacco to 21, simultaneously increasing cigarette taxes by 68% to $4.94 per pack.
January 1 2016	Tobacco 21 Hawaii becomes the first state to implement a Tobacco 21 law, raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21, following the Institute of Medicine's report on potential public health benefits.
2011	Slip-Slop-Slap The risk of melanoma incidence by age 60 stabilized and remained consistent from this year onwards.
2011	Tobacco 21 A scientific review of previous studies was conducted, providing mixed evidence against the effectiveness of raising the minimum legal age for tobacco purchase to 21.
2011	Dog's View Adweek profiled the PSA as one of ten advertisements that 'make you want to take drugs'.
June 27 2011	Slip-Slop-Slap The Slip-Slop-Slap campaign was featured in a BBC Breakfast report, highlighting its sun protection message internationally.
2010	Slip-Slop-Slap The campaign was briefly revived with an expanded message, adding 'Seek and Slide' to the original slogan, encouraging people to seek shade and wear wraparound sunglasses.

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