Want to buy cigarettes in Mass.? You might have to wait until you’re 21
Massachusetts lawmakers appear increasingly likely to raise the minimum legal age for sale of tobacco to 21, a move that would make the state just the third in the nation to enact that requirement statewide.
The tobacco measure could be included in the overhaul of Massachusetts’ marijuana legalization law that state lawmakers expect to pass by the end of June.
Doing so would harmonize the legal age for three drugs: alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco. And it would level the playing field because more than 140 towns and cities, including Boston and Worcester, have already raised the tobacco sales age to 21. Other municipalities allow sales at age 18.
If passed, the change would mean that young adults across Massachusetts who can legally serve in the military, drive, and vote would not be able to legally buy a pack of cigarettes at the local convenience store.
Health advocates say raising the age will help curb addiction to tobacco. But major monied interests, including tobacco juggernaut Altria Group Inc., want to maintain the status quo. To date, only Hawaii and California have raised the tobacco sales age statewide.
The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill raising the age last year, but it languished in the House of Representatives, despite support for the idea from Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Governor Charlie Baker.
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