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Increasing the minimum legal age for tobacco products is important because the most recent data shows that the tobacco industry spent more than $1 million a day targeting young adults (ages 18 to 21) through a variety of marketing activities such as music and sporting events, bar promotions, college marketing programs, college scholarships, and partiesbecause they know it is a critical time period for solidifying a tobacco addiction

A bill that was recently introduced into the New York State Assembly will ask lawmakers to consider a generational tobacco ban, meaning that people born after a certain date, regardless of their age, would not be able to purchase tobacco products in the state

Food and Drug Administration first assuming authority over these products relatively recently, in 2016

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