Come 2020, smoking won't be legal for those under 21.
The bill has the support of some tobacco companies as well, including Altria and Reynolds American Inc., another Big Tobacco company. However, their support may be more political than anything else, explains Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, an anti-tobacco advocacy group.
“While raising the age to 21 is a positive step, in this case, the tobacco industry supports it to avoid other policies — like removing flavors from e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes that would have a much greater effect,” Myersearlier this month. Additionally, he pointed out that the number of teens vaping has increased steadily, even though the legal age has been 18. “If age restrictions were a solution, we wouldn’t be having this problem,” he pointed out.
American Lung Association President Harold Wimmer, who is also behind the age increase, noted that “ultimately, more must be done by both Congress and the Trump Administration if our nation is to halt the youthAs far as timing, the new bill will reportedly go into effect nine months after it is signed — so likely toward the end of 2020.
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