Rite Aid to nip sales of tobacco to minors.(Health)(The drug retailer settles with attorneys general, including Oregon's Hardy Myers)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | September 9, 2004 | Copyright

Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard

Under fire for tobacco sales to minors, Rite Aid has become the latest large retailer to reach an agreement with state attorneys general, including Oregon's Hardy Myers, to do a better job of turning away youngsters who try to buy cigarettes.

Faced with accusations it was violating state tobacco-sales laws, Rite Aid agreed to adopt tougher policies in its 3,400 stores, including 70 in Oregon and four in Eugene and Springfield.

Rite Aid, based in Camp Hill, Pa., is the country's third-largest drug store chain ...

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