Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Introduced Again in Westchester County, N.Y.
A proposal in Westchester County, N.Y. seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.
The measure was introduced earlier this week by seven Democratic members of the board of legislators and it was promptly sent to committee.
This is hardly the first time an age increase has been proposed in Westchester County, but previous attempts have failed. In 2014, the legislators unsuccessfully tried raising the age from 18 to 19 and last year a proposal was introduced to raise the age to 21.
Westchester County is located just north of New York City. It has a population of just under one million.
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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