Maine Raises Legal Smoking Age To 21 – Consumerist quoting : Consumerist
This week, Maine joined New Jersey, California, and Hawaii to raise the minimum legal smoking age to 21. Paul LePage's veto of a bill increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, hookah pipes, and other smoking accessories. Under the new law, which takes effect in July, Maine residents under 21 won't be able to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products. The legal drinking age is also 21. The Portland Press Herald reports that the Maine senate voted 29-5, while the House voted 90-44 to override Gov.
PhotoMaine will become the fourth state to raise the smoking age to 21 and will adopt stricter regulations on the sale of electronic cigarettes after lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to override the governor's veto. In the last two decades, tobacco use among teenagers in Maine has dropped drastically, mirroring a similar decline across the country. Maine's new regulations will also apply to devices like e-cigarettes, which are popular among teenagers; hookah pipes; and smoking accessories. Senator Paul Davis, a Republican who wrote the bill, said the governor's remarks showed that he had missed the point of the legislation. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services.
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PhotoMaine will become the fourth state to raise the smoking age to 21 and will adopt stricter regulations on the sale of electronic cigarettes after lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to override the governor's veto. In the last two decades, tobacco use among teenagers in Maine has dropped drastically, mirroring a similar decline across the country. Maine's new regulations will also apply to devices like e-cigarettes, which are popular among teenagers; hookah pipes; and smoking accessories. Senator Paul Davis, a Republican who wrote the bill, said the governor's remarks showed that he had missed the point of the legislation. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services.
Maine Raises Legal Smoking Age to 21
Over the strenuous objections of the governor, Maine has become the fourth U.S. state to raise the legal smoking age to 21. Opponents of the bill had raised concerns that raising the age from 18 would create a black market for cigarettes, that could lead to drug abuse. The bill, which goes into effect July 1, 2018, will see Maine join Hawaii, California and New Jersey in requiring buyers of tobacco products to be 21. Over 250 cities and localities throughout the country have similar laws on the books, including Chicago, Boston and San Francisco. The governor's objections were more centered on restricting the rights of adults and the impact on the state's grocery and convenience stores.collected by :Lucy William
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