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And another bill will cut by half the number of retailers licensed to sell tobacco products there are about 9,000 today over 10 years, the city says by attrition

Other states that increased the age requirement for tobacco purchases include: Arkansas Hawaii Maine Illinois California New Jersey Washington Delaware Oregon Utah Maryland Vermont Massachusetts Virginia At least 470 cities and towns within the United States similarly enacted local laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21

it also, in practice, separated nicotine from tobacco

But we need appropriate regulation and a responsible industry globally [the e-cigarette industry] has been one of the most irresponsible industries and you need to change that, otherwise you are going to fail. Some companies are heeding the call