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Should NY State just jump from 18 to 21? Or increase the age by one year for three years?

The current minimum age for buying tobacco products in NY is 18. NY City mayor is on a 'health binge'. First he changed he sale of 'sugar' drinks (soda, gator ade, et'al) to a maxium size limit. Now he's changing the age for buying tobacco, in NYC, from 18 to 21.

But realizing that 'minors' only have to drive to the 'next town or state' to buy tobacco, he has NY STATE law makers considering changing the age from18 to 21 throughout the State.

If the State makes the change, sould they just change it from 18 to 21 overnight? Or should it move to 19 this year, then 20 the following year, and 21 the third year? This way 18 y/o's who are now smoking may contine to smoke, if they wish to.

Average cost of a pack, out side NYC, is $10.58.

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  • 8 years ago
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    He should worry about other things. As you said, they will be going to Jersey in droves.

  • cosner
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    I constantly puzzled this. maximum would be boned-headed adequate to tell an 18 365 days previous he ought to act mature, get a job, pay his very own costs, connect the army. yet crack open a lager and strengthen you're purely a baby. Theres a reason maximum different countrys examine out us as dumb. What do i think of? maximum of those 30+ 365 days olds are brainwashed to have faith besides the fact that age the regulation says is physically powerful adequate, is the appropriate age. For 30+ years they have been brainwashed to have faith 21 is the appropriate age and any youthful is undesirable. in my view i think of it is going to be 20, you're no longer any further a baby or teen. you at the instant are a youthful grownup. this is once you deserve a drink.

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