Westchester County, N.Y. Proposes Minimum Age Increase
Following similar efforts in New York City and Suffolk County, the County of Westchester will consider increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 19-years of age.
Legislator Catherine Borgia, the Democratic majority leader, has proposed the increase citing her desire to get tobacco products out of high schools. She specifically chose 19, as opposed to 21 as many others have done, to help increase the passage of the law.
It’s unclear when a formal vote on the matter might take place.
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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