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03-03-2016, 12:51 AM
San Francisco raises legal age to buy cigarettes to 21
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to boost the legal age to buy ******* products from 18 to 21, despite arguments from opponents that cities and counties can**t trump California law.
San Francisco becomes the second-largest city after New York City to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other ******* products, including e-cigarettes. Hawaii and Boston also require ******* buyers to be 21.
See also: 17 Landmark Smoking Bans That Cleared the Air (http://mashable.com/2014/03/29/smoking-ban-map/)
Supervisor Scott Wiener, chief sponsor of the legislation, said raising the age will discourage young people from turning into lifelong *****rs. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/san-francisco-cigarette-age/)
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to boost the legal age to buy ******* products from 18 to 21, despite arguments from opponents that cities and counties can**t trump California law.
San Francisco becomes the second-largest city after New York City to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other ******* products, including e-cigarettes. Hawaii and Boston also require ******* buyers to be 21.
See also: 17 Landmark Smoking Bans That Cleared the Air (http://mashable.com/2014/03/29/smoking-ban-map/)
Supervisor Scott Wiener, chief sponsor of the legislation, said raising the age will discourage young people from turning into lifelong *****rs. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/san-francisco-cigarette-age/)
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