What is the minimum age for buying tobacco products

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Originally Posted by Skybird

I think it should be raised to 21, though. Medical statistics show very signficant that if you haven't turned a young person into a smoker by his early 20s, probability that she/he will become a smoker later in her/his life falls by a hopping 80%, or even more.

I'm not sure that would help; people around here start smoking around 14 anyway... It's pretty easy to get smokes even when you're underage.