Age Restrictions, Legislation 1

San Francisco Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21

By @charlieminato · On March 1, 2016
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In a few months, it will be illegal for those under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products in the city of San Francisco.

The city supervisors voted unanimously in favor of the law, which will go into effect on June 1.

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New York City and Boston have passed similar laws, as as the state of Hawaii.

There has been some discussion about whether the law is legal under California state law, but it seems unlikely the state’s attorney general, Kamala Harris, will take up the matter.

San Francisco is home to 850,000 residents and more than 4.5 million persons in the metro area.

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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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.