Finally, delivery cannot be made to a post office box.9 Advertising for electronic cigarettes may not encourage persons under 21 years of age to use them, or be attractive to persons under 21 years of age, including by inclusion of cartoons, images, characters or phrases popularly used to advertise to children, or video games, movies, videos or animated television shows known to appeal primarily to persons under 21 years of age.9 Local tobacco laws The city of Chicago: Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products or accessories, including menthol, within 500 feet of any city high school10 Requires a retail tobacco license for the sale of e-cigarettes and bans the distribution and sale of e-cigarettes to minors, prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes within 100 feet of a school and/or day care facility, and requires e-cigarettes be stored in a manner that is not physically accessible to the public11 Bans the use of smokeless tobacco at professional and amateur sporting events, including at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field12 Prohibits retailers from redeeming coupons or other discounts on tobacco products11 Prohibits the sale of little cigars in packages of less than 10.11 River Forest prohibits the sale of flavored liquid nicotine products.10 Skokie prohibits the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, except menthol.10 Gurnee prohibits any retailer from being within 100 feet of a school.10 Quitting statistics and benefits Quitting smoking in Illinois The CDC estimates 52.7% of daily adult smokers in Illinois quit smoking for one or more days in 2019.3 In 2014, the Affordable Care Act required that Medicaid programs cover all quit medications.7** Illinoiss state quit line invests $4.04 per smoker, compared with the national median of $2.37.7Illinois requires that most private health insurance plans be in compliance with ACA guidance on quitting tobacco as a preventive service.7 Notes and references Notes and references Updated June 2023 * The datasets for both adults and youth prevalence were used to make direct comparisons at the state and national levels
Kozlowski LT, Frecker RC, Khouw V, Pope MA
I sign up for the privilege of what I imagine is being treated like a pig at an agriculture fair
Electronic cigarettes are also restricted by the ban
