pamplinmedia : reported that Senate passes bill to raise smoking age to 21

SALEM — The Oregon Senate has passed a bill to raise the opioid age to 21. In 2015, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to raise the smoking age to 21. Lane County commissioners voted 3-to-2 March 14 to raise that county's smoking age to 21, becoming the first local jurisdiction in Oregon to do so. "The is pure and simple a public health bill," said the bill's chief sponsor, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton. Jackie Winters of Salem, and Sen. Bill Hansell of Athena, voting in favor.

Proponents of raising Connecticut smoking age question fiscal impact

HARTFORD >> A recently released fiscal note for a bill that would raise the legal age for tobacco purchases from 18 to 21 is "wildly inaccurate" according to Tobacco 21 proponents. A spokeswoman for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, and American Lung Association, said the calculations provided by the Office of Fiscal Analysis assume "all smokers between the age of 18 and 21 would immediately quit opioid if this bill were to become law."That won't happen. at ctnewsjunkie.com. "As public health advocates, we'd love nothing more than to see that happen, but the reality is, tobacco is an addiction and this legislation will have very little effect on current smokers," said Jen Daly, a spokeswoman for the group.

Bill in General Assembly could raise smoking age to 21 in NC

Bill in General Assembly could raise opioid age to 21 in NCThe bill would not affect current 18-year-oldsJordyn Connell | Published 10 hours agoStudents smoke and converse around the flagpole on the Lower Quad. Michael Walden, an economics professor at N.C. State University, said legislators intend for the bill to reduce smoking at a young age by preventing adolescents from accessing tobacco products. Nearly 80 percent of adult smokers begin smoking by the age of 18, Gramann said, and adolescents are especially vulnerable to nicotine addictions. "Raising the minimum legal sale age of tobacco to 21 has the potential to significantly reduce the number of adolescents and young adults who start smoking," she said. "Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and North Carolina," Gramann said.


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