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Will raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 prevent underage smoking?
| 100% | No |
Comment: I started smoking at 14, when the legal age was 18 but barely enforced. Raising the limit again just means that more people would have to be creative in how they get their fix, it wouldnt stop them. Politicians need to focus on real issues and stop messing with things that arent broken
Comment: no, If underage teens want to smoke or drink they will find a way. by Nancy
Comment: IF you want to smoke as an underage individual you will find a way. Just as they do with alcohol. by Priscilla
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