January 7, 2019 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

New Hampshire Senator Plans Bill to Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

There will once again be a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

Sen. David Watters, D-Dover, who co-sponsored a similar bill last year, said that he will once again introduce a bill to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21.

New Hampshire is one of three states, along with the District of Columbia, that have no taxes on cigars. It’s also home to one notable mail-order retailer, Two Guys Smoke Shop. What’s not clear is whether the bill would require all mail-order customers purchasing from Two Guys to also be 21.

California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oregon have all raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco alternatives to 21-years-old.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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