walgreens on tobacco road Walgreens, Rite Aid raise minimum age to buy to 21 FDA Targets Walgreens as Biggest

We all share the important responsibility of keeping harmful and addictive tobacco products out of the hands of kids, Gottlieb said

The change comes nearly two years after the drugstores competitor CVS Health announced it would stop selling cigarettes at its stores nationwide

During the call, some shareholders questioned Walgreens' decision to continue to sell tobacco products

Walmart, another retail chain targeted by the FDA, raised the buying age to 21 in July for all of its stores

Walgreens plays an integral role in the delivery system of health care, so its deeply disappointing that it continues to sell tobacco products, says Joel Africk, president and CEO of the Respiratory Health Association in Chicago