Stories Related to New York Proposes Raising Minimum Age For Cigarette Purchases

Minimum Age for Smoking - NY Times

A proposal, by Dr. Thomas A. Farley, New York’s health commissioner, and Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, is the latest in a long campaign to limit smoking.

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