Senate Judiciary Committee to take up smoking age bill

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Senate Judiciary going to consider a bill Tuesday which Suggests raising the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products in Rhode Island. The bill, introduced with Senator Cynthia Coyne, mirrors another bill introduced in the home in March with Representative Teresa Tanzi. Both call for raising the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21. Representative Tanzi tells the move is a needful step in addressing smoking as a public health issue. various societies in Rhode Island have indeed lifted the minimum buy age, including Central Falls & Barrington.

Changing smoking age to 21 can slow aftertime smoking generations

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - Raising the age of cigarette purchasing from 18 to 21 can have huge influences on guys smoking. "This would be the number 1 thing I would do in NYS" Roswell Park Health attitude seat Dr. Andrew Hyland said. According to Hyland if the age were to go up 3 years, the number of young smokers would relief. "If you lift the age from 18 to 21 we're will see 25% fewer children becoming cigarette smokers" Hyland said. Hyland tells it would be unlikely for someone to only begain smoking at 21 as opposed to 18 or 19.

going to N.Y. lift the smoking age to 21?

as informed in lock Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, & Kevin O'Flattery of the Campaign for Tobacco-toll free children discuss raising the smoking age to 21 in N.Y.. (picture: Mark Lennihan, AP)ALBANY — Advocates & state lawmakers this year are once more making a push to change the smoking age to 21 in N.Y.. Efforts to lift the age from 18 to 21 failed in the state Legislature final year, however supporters rallied at the state Capitol once more Monday pushing for the measure. Cancer disease patients, survivors & their families & caregivers met by legislators to advocate for raising the age of cigarette & tobacco discounts to 21 — including electronic cigarettes. Fresh Yorkers simply aren't lighting up as much anymoreMore: Bill advances to lift NY smoking age to 21If the bill is passed, no bady under the age of 21 would be allowed to purchase tobacco products in N.Y..

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