New York City Council Raises Legal Age for Tobacco to 21
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New York’s City Council voted to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to 21 from 18, to keep young people from smoking.
The change would make New York the first major U.S. city to raise the minimum age to 21 to buy cigarettes and related items, according to a council statement. It also passed measures yesterday to set a $10.50 minimum price for a pack of 20 cigarettes or little cigars, ban discounting of tobacco products and increase fines for illegal and untaxed sales.