Washington state raises smoking age to 21
OLYMPIA — Washington has become the ninth state to raise its smoking age, following a national trend that has seen at least half a dozen Legislatures approve similar proposals in recent months.
Along with restricting traditional cigarettes, the new law raises the legal age in January 2020 for buying e-cigarettes and other vaping products, whether they include nicotine or not, and sets a penalty for selling to underage buyers.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill at a Friday ceremony in Seattle, making Washington the third state this year, after Virginia and Utah, to sign bills into law raising the age.
In remarks before the signing, the bill’s sponsor called it an effort to attack a last avenue for cigarettes into schools — 18-year-old students — and thus shrink the exposure of younger students.
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