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Vendors Selling Less Tobacco to Minors

By Angela Hatton

Frankfort, KY – The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reports a reduction in the number of tobacco sales to minors. During a compliance survey this summer, 96.5 percent of tobacco outlets did not sell to people under 18. In the past ten years, compliance has increased sixteen points from 80.3 percent in 1999.