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New York City Seeks to Raise the Legal Age to Buy Cigarettes to 21

The proposal would make the age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products the same as for purchasing liquor, but it would not prohibit people under 21 from possessing or even smoking cigarettes.

The proposal would make the age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products the same as for purchasing liquor, but it would not prohibit people under 21 from possessing or even smoking cigarettes.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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