Politics & Government
Age to Buy Smokes Raised in Boston
They unanimously voted to raise the legal age to 21
The Boston Public Health Commission has voted unanimously to increase the legal age to buy cigarettes to 21.
It happened at a Commission meeting tonight.
Boston becomes the 86th city to raise the minimum age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products. Swampscott announced it was doing so last week.
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If the measure is approved by Mayor Marty Walsh, it could take effect early next year.
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