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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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MARTIN: California's raised smoking age takes away young adults' rights

MARTIN: California’s raised smoking age takes away young adults’ rights

Ellis Martin March 16, 2016

I think I realized smoking was a pretty nasty habit after about the fourth time my mother tried quitting. After patches, gum and a recent attempt at switching over to vaporizers, mama is still sucking...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh proposed raising the age to buy tobacco and nicotine products to 21. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANN SINGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston seeks to raise smoking age to 21

Lexi Peery November 23, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has proposed raising the minimum age for purchasing all tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, by three years to age 21, his office announced Wednesday. If made...

Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are supporting a bill to increase the smoking age to 21 nationwide. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. senators support raise of national smoking age to 21

Lauren Fogelstrom October 6, 2015

Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey announced their support Wednesday for a proposal that would raise the national legal tobacco smoking age by three years, to 21. The Tobacco to...

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