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  • NJ Mulls Hiking Legal Smoking Age to 21

    04/25/2003 2:23:37 AM PDT · by kattracks · 16 replies · 1,390+ views
    CNSNews.com ^ | 4/25/03 | Jeff McKay
    (CNSNews.com) - When it comes to tobacco, New Jersey has been a leader at making it harder and costlier to smoke. Now, legislators want to raise the legal age for buying tobacco, a step that would make it the only state in the nation where you must be 21 to smoke. The bill's primary sponsor, Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange) believes this bill would benefit teenagers and be easier to enforce. "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...