NY City Council Votes to Raise Cigarette Purchase Age to 21 [View all]

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Source: NBC New York

City Council Votes to Raise Cigarette Purchase Age to 21

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 • Updated 6:10 PM EDT

The City Council has passed a bill to bar anyone under the age of 21 from buying cigarettes and e-cigarettes in New York City.

Under federal law, no one under 18 can buy tobacco anywhere in the country, but some states and localities have raised it to 19.

Some communities, including Needham, Mass., have raised the minimum age to 21, but New York will be the biggest city to do so if Mayor Bloomberg signs the bill, which he is expected to do.

Lawmakers voted 35 to 10 to pass the bill.

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