[kattracks]

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[marvlus]

So is the military exempt from these kind of laws?

[ladylib]

Gee, at one time in NJ, you were considered an adult at 18. Now you're only considered an adult if you comit a crime. Eighteen-year-olds don't vote, so the politicians don't care how they feel on issues. Eighteen-year-olds really don't care anyway because many of them go out of state for college, never returning to NJ, which is what most of my family have done.

I don't think there are any penalties for teenagers who purchase cigarettes. The onus is on store owners.

Kids will just buy them off the internet.

[SheLion]

"The age for tobacco use should be 21, just like it is for alcohol," said Cryan

18 years old is old enough to fight wars and die, but you have to be 21 to smoke? Doesn't make sense to me. At 18, your either a young adult or your not. Which is it?

[Dan from Michigan]

Everything should be 18 or 21. If you are able to die for your country and vote, you should be able to drink a beer or smoke.

This is ridiculous. I think one of the problems is the 'childrenification' of America. What's next when this doesn't work? Drinking and smoking age to 23? C'mon. 18 year olds are ADULTS.

[genefromjersey]

Why not ???

Everything ELSE is illegal in NJ - ( Voting for Democrats excluded, of course. )

[Elsie]

"The statistics are clear - 95 percent of all smokers start before they are 21," said McKeon. "In terms of age, it is very hard to tell the difference between a person who is 16, 17 or 18. Making the age 21 would make enforcement easier."

Bullcrap!!!

They do NOT 'enforce' the law they have now!!!

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Just WHEN has ANY 'state' swept down on 'kids' on the street and busted them for smoking?

Where's the statistics to show ANY enforcement????

Anybody got anything to tell about this??

[Elsie]

"We must consider the health of young people because of the damage smoking ABORTION does to the body, as well as the long-term financial considerations because of the high cost of medical care for people WOMEN who have cancer or emphysema MENTAL or REPRODUCTIVE problems."

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When the 'lawmakers' REALLY get concerned about the 'health' of their future voters, they'll outlaw THIS heinous albatross, ABORTION, that is choking the LIFE out of our once great Country.

[Chewbacca]

I think they should raise the smoking age to 65.
It would help the older retired people to kick off earlier and prevent them from sucking up all the money they put into Social Security.
When your 65 you can retire. Plenty of time to sit around smoking. The younger productive people wouldn't be wasting company time taking smoking breaks.

But it would play hell with tax revenues.

Otherwise, maybe the age should be lowered to something like 6.
Get them hooked early and used to paying large taxes to the State and Feds.