Child Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Cohort Study

The FDA does not have authority to ban tobacco sales in pharmacies. Therefore, this research could inform public opinion about such regulation at the state and local levels. Although strong public support for tobacco-free pharmacies exists, only 4 states have adopted such local ordinances, and efforts to pass state legislation have stalled. In the absence of voluntary or legislated actions to establish tobacco-free pharmacies, corporate-owned pharmacies should better prevent tobacco sales to minors, especially given the rapid adoption of state and local policies to increase the minimum legal purchase age from 18 to 21 years. Federal and state enforcement should consider targeting pharmacy chains with higher levels of noncompliance with the minimum legal sale age.