Smoking age will be 21 in NJ — so who’s helping 19-year-old quitters?
Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a $7 million increase in spending on smoking cessation, while the higher smoking age could lead to demand among 19- and 20-year-olds.
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Treating adults like children, Jersey attempts 21 smoking age
Raising the smoking age to 21 will cement NJ's nanny state status.
Lawmakers look to make smoking harder in NJ, but easier to quit
NJ lawmakers want to raise taxes on cigars, raise the smoking age and boost enforcement of public smoking bans. They'd also spend millions to help people quit.
Smoking vs. Anti-Smoking: Which call is D&J’s ‘LMAO Call of the Week’? Vote now!
This week's Dennis & Judi "LMAO Call of the Week" features Gary from Virginia and John from Toms River, both debating raising the smoking age in New Jersey
Raising the smoking age, driving underage and more on ‘D&D Today’
Here is what Deminski and Doyle are talking about on today’s show.
Lawmakers vote to raise NJ smoking age to 21
Lawmakers have approved a bill to raise the smoking age from 19 to 21 in New Jersey.
NJ Hiking Age to Buy Smokes?
Two New Jersey lawmakers proposed Thursday to raise their state's minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21, reaching across the Hudson River to borrow an idea from New York City in a gesture of regional cooperation to keep tobacco from many young adults.
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Should the Smoking Age be Raised to 21? [POLL]
Anyone who has ever listened to me at night on New Jersey 101.5 knows I’ve been very supportive of smoker’s rights. I don’t like to see smokers made out to be villains by this politically correct society that we live in, nor do I want to see cigarettes be the dumping ground whenever a politician needs to find tax money.