NYC proposes raising tobacco age to 21




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Summary: New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced new legislation Monday that would raise the minimum age limit from 18 to 21 to purchase tobacco products in the city. "With this legislation, we'll be targeting the age group at which the overwhelming majority of smokers start," Ms. Quinn said at a city council meeting, joined by Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley.