McConnell Will Introduce Bill To Raise Tobacco Purchase Age To 21

By Beth Wang / April 19, 2019 at 1:18 PM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) plans to introduce legislation in May that would raise the national minimum age to purchase tobacco products, including vaping devices, from 18 to 21, the senator announced Thursday (April 18). “In 2018, there was a nearly 50% increase of middle school students vaping throughout the country,” McConnell said during a press conference at the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. “Raising the age limit to 21 presents fewer opportunities for children to get their hands...


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