The Austin City Council unanimously approved a revision that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18, to 21 years old. The city ordinance is mainly being brought to question due to the recent uprise in e-cigarette and vape use amongst teens and young adults.
I believe that this is a great idea and will elimate a majority of high schoolers being able to directly purchase any nicotine or tobacco products (since seniors in high school on average 18 years old). By raising the age to 21 that elimates the oldest students within the public school system in Austin (18) and those in charge no longer having to worry about others in the school being able to purchase through older students.
Overall the revision will be good in eliminating the majority of high school vape and e-cig users and will also indirectily aid in preventing some from smoking/ trying cigarettes.
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Raising the age to purchase tobacco has been in the talks for a while now, and not much has changed. Although I see your point of view about High School students (seniors) not being able to purchase if the age is changed to 21, I think doing this would create a problem of students finding the drug another way. Raising the age would only put those that no longer can legally purchase in danger, especially students. It is similar to the issue with marijuana although it is illegal, people find ways to get it illegally and some of those being students in High school as well.
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