Virginia’s newly instated tobacco regulation has raised the overall buy age from 18 to 21. The invoice (HB 2748) was simply signed into legislation by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Thursday, however will ficially go into impact on July 1.
This comes because the U.S. Surgeon General has declared teenage vaping as an epidemic. The amended tobacco legislation is supposed to discourage teenagers from utilizing e-cigarettes and vapes. It does, nevertheless, exempt energetic obligation navy personnel.
“By elevating the minimal age for buy to 21, it will have a optimistic impact on our colleges by lessening the probabilities youngsters acquiring vaping merchandise from mates and classmates who're already 18,” Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox said.
Surely, it will deter many these ages 18, 19 and 20 from buying tobacco merchandise. But, solely time will inform if the legislation efficiently curbs the epidemic altogether.
Meanwhile, native companies throughout the state Virginia are gearing up for an enormous hit come this summer time.
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Source: WHSV (AP)