Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that raises the state minimum age of tobacco sales from 18 to 21. That includes cigarettes, cigars, vapor products, and alternative nicotine products.

The governor's office says the legislative package brings Michigan in line with the federal Tobacco 21 legislation and amends several acts to raise the age of sale for retailers, prohibit anyone under 21 from entering a tobacco retail store, and prohibit tobacco sales through the mail to anyone under 21.

Penalties for the sale of tobacco products to those under-age are $100 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense, and up to $2,500for third and subsequent offenses.