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Hawaii will ring in the new year by becoming the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
In June, Gov. David Ige (D) signed the law aiming to prevent adolescents from smoking, buying and possessing both traditional and electronic cigarettes. It goes into effect on Friday.
“We are proud to once again be at the forefront of the nation in tobacco prevention and control,” Virginia Pressler, the state's director of health, said in a statement.
And it's a move befitting of a state that consistently finds itself ranked among the healthiest in America.
read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...se-smoking-age-to-21_568577d5e4b0b958f65ba00b
In June, Gov. David Ige (D) signed the law aiming to prevent adolescents from smoking, buying and possessing both traditional and electronic cigarettes. It goes into effect on Friday.
“We are proud to once again be at the forefront of the nation in tobacco prevention and control,” Virginia Pressler, the state's director of health, said in a statement.
And it's a move befitting of a state that consistently finds itself ranked among the healthiest in America.
read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...se-smoking-age-to-21_568577d5e4b0b958f65ba00b