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New Orleans lawmaker wants to raise legal smoking age to 21
by Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune
Monday March 24, 2008, 7:30 AM
BATON ROUGE -- A rookie lawmaker from New Orleans has filed legislation designed to keep cigarettes and other tobacco products out of the hands of anyone younger than 21.
Rep. Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, has filed House Bill 240 that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. Hines, at 24 the youngest member of the Legislature, said he wants to "reduce smoking in social, settings" especially among teens and young adults.
He said three states have already raised the age for buying tobacco to 21.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/new_orleans_lawmaker_wants_to.html
by Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune
Monday March 24, 2008, 7:30 AM
BATON ROUGE -- A rookie lawmaker from New Orleans has filed legislation designed to keep cigarettes and other tobacco products out of the hands of anyone younger than 21.
Rep. Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, has filed House Bill 240 that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. Hines, at 24 the youngest member of the Legislature, said he wants to "reduce smoking in social, settings" especially among teens and young adults.
He said three states have already raised the age for buying tobacco to 21.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/new_orleans_lawmaker_wants_to.html