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posted by n1 on Thursday May 05 2016, @09:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the magical-numbers dept.

Late Wednesday, Brown signed the bill raising the age for tobacco use, including vaping, to 21, the Associated Press reports. He also vetoed a bill that would have asked voters to divert tobacco taxes to pay for the health expenses of those with tobacco-related ailments, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Source: NPR


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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Tork on Thursday May 05 2016, @10:15PM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 05 2016, @10:15PM (#342268)

    Why is vaping, or "ecigarettes" to the haters, being bundled into smoking when there is no combustion going on? The science isn't there yet for this new technology...

    You answered your own question.

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  • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Friday May 06 2016, @05:33PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Friday May 06 2016, @05:33PM (#342633) Homepage Journal

    Indeed. The health effects of lead and asbestos and PCBs and a host of other really nasty things were unknown for decades or even longer. And it doesn't help that tobacco folks withheld evidence of the link between smoking and cancer for a very long time.

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