New York City Bans Sale of Cigarettes, Tobacco and E-Cigarettes to Under 21s

New York City voted to ban the sale of tobacco, cigarettes and e-cigarettes to people under the age of 21, raising the previous threshold of 18. New York is the first large city to raise the age limit so high, a resolution that follows years of increasingly stringent laws on tobacco. The federal age requirement for buying cigarettes is 18, which some states previously raised to 19. A spokeswoman for New York City council said the proposal ...

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