Tobacco Facts.

Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia restrict the placement of tobacco product vending machines; only Alabama and New Jersey do not. Idaho and Vermont prohibit the sale of tobacco products through vending machines. Seventeen states prohibit tobacco vending machines everywhere
except for bars, taverns and other places where minors are not permitted by law. Nevada prohibits vending machines except in public areas where people under 21 years of age are prohibited from loitering. Twelve states and the District of Columbia restrict vending machine placement to bars, private clubs with liquor licenses and/or workplaces not generally open to the public. Sixteen states allow vending machines in any location with a locking device or within the direct line of sight of store employees. Twenty-four states require owners, operators and/or supervisors of tobacco vending machines to post warning signs on the machines advising of age restrictions for purchase or sales.

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