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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
States Should Not Increase Tobacco Use Age to 21
by Lindsey Stroud May 2, 2016Some states, including California and Illinois, are now considering proposals that would increase the legal age limit required to consume tobacco and tobacco-like products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 years old to 21. Hawaii was the first state to enact such laws, which became effective January 1, 2016.
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FeaturedTobacco
Association of Youth E-Cigarette Bans with Increased Smoking Confirmed
by Brad Rodu March 18, 2016Last November, I discussed a Yale research finding that smoking increased significantly among teens aged 12-17 in states that banned e-cigarette sales to minors compared with states with no bans (here). Now this from researchers at Cornell University: “We document a concerning trend of cigarette smoking among adolescents increasing when [e-cigarettes] become more difficult to purchase.”