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Plan To Raise Age To Buy Cigarettes, Vaping Products Eyed In CT Plan To Raise Age To Buy Cigarettes, Vaping Products Eyed In CT
Plan To Raise Age To Buy Cigarettes, Vaping Products Eyed In CT Connecticut lawmakers are mulling their options as they consider banning the sale of tobacco and vaping products to anyone under the age of 21 statewide. This week, elected officials proposed raising the age from 18 to 21 as lawmakers seek to limit the number of teenagers using e-cigarette and vaping delivery systems. Other proposals include increasing penalties to stores that sell to minors and increasing taxes on vaping products. The proposal to raise the legal purchasing age to 21 would also place a ban on flavored liquid, which health officials say will help drive teenagers away from po…

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